May, 2022

• 28 May

  ‘Finlandization’ Of Ukraine Only Possible If Kyiv Lives In Permanent Fear Of New Russian Invasions – OpEd

  

  Russians who believe that Ukraine can be Finlandized forget that Finlandization in the land of its namesake happened only when Helsinki, “not without basis, feared that if revanchist attitudes were to grow, instead of Soviet diplomats would come Soviet soldiers.” In the absence of such a certainty, the Russian commentator …

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• 28 May

  Anglo-American Axis Needs Common Market, Not Common Alliance – OpEd

  

  With the eruption of the war in Ukraine, and considering the post-war situation, the alliance system in the West and its future should be something worthy of concern. Anglo-American Axis is a concept that I proposed well before Brexit, and such an axis has already been fully formed today. With …

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• 28 May

  Iran And Italy Hold Talks In Tehran

  

  Iranian and Italian diplomats at a meeting in Tehran discussed procedures for the expansion of political and economic cooperation between the two nations and for ensuring regional peace. The third round of Iran-Italy political discussions were held between Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri and Italian Foreign Ministry’s Director General …

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• 28 May

  Leading Economies Unequipped To Go After Russian Kleptocrats

  

  Despite strong early pledges to sanction and track the illicit wealth of Russian elites following the invasion of Ukraine, the G7 and other leading economies’ rhetoric does not match reality, according to an analysis of Transparency International analysis released on May 24. Governments claimed to understand the urgent need to …

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• 28 May

  How The Biden Administration Is Getting Erdoğan’s Moves All Wrong

  

  After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, when every sane country is staying away from wiring even a few cents to Russia, NATO “ally” Turkey is still talking about buying a second S-400 system. The result? The U.S. is further appeasing [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdoğan. Erdoğan has long been playing the …

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• 28 May

  Foreign and Expatriates Ministry: So-Called “ Safe Zone” in Northern Syria is War Crime

  Syria affirmed that the Turkish regime’s plan to establish the so-called “safe zone” is an aggressive colonial act through which the Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s regime seeks to create an explosible area inside Syria and continue to sponsor, arm and operate armed terrorist organizations to be used against the Syrian people. …

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• 28 May

  Preventing Catastrophic Bioterrorism: Guarding Against Exploitation of the Life Sciences and Biotechnology

  

  Abstract: Bioscience and biotechnology advances offer extraordinary promise, but they are also accompanied by emerging biological risks—specifically the potential for catastrophic accidents or deliberate misuse by malicious actors seeking to cause harm. These risks include the possibility that non-state actors could exploit the legitimate global bioscience research and development enterprise …

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• 28 May

  Biology’s Tectonic Shifts and Novel Risks

  

  Abstract: Driven by digital technologies and commercial processes, the field of biology has fundamentally evolved, with widespread implications for war and peace. Biology’s trajectory resembles the advancement of computer software and hardware during the 20th century, making the tools to manipulate life open and accessible. Today, it is easy to …

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• 28 May

  Iraq’s Kurdish parties struggle to unite amid deep divisions

  

  The main parties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have met at a high level amidst divisions and difficulties to form the government many months after the elections. As dust and sandstorms color the sky orange and drone strikes by militias and neighboring nations continue, Kurdistan Region of Iraq leaders …

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• 28 May

  Iran urges UN to condemn colonel’s ‘terrorist assassination’

  

  In a letter, Iran obliquely blamed Israel for the killing, the last in a chain of similar attacks that Tehran has vowed to avenge. Iran’s UN Ambassador Majid Takht-Ravanchi called on the world body to condemn the “terrorist assassination” last week of Hassan Sayyad Khodaee, a colonel in the Quds …

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