July, 2022

• 13 July

  Putin Signs Decree Offering Russian Citizenship To All Ukrainians

  

  All Ukrainians can now apply for fast-track Russian citizenship, according to a decree signed Monday by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Previously, this option had been open only to residents of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as residents of the southern Zaporizhzhia and the Kherson regions, which are …

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• 13 July

  Biden Goes To Riyadh: Realism May Not Need To Trump Principle – Analysis

  

  At the core of a US policy debate over the merits of President Joe Biden’s pilgrimage, this week to the Middle East lies the question of how best to ensure regional stability and protect United States interests. Lost in the debate is whether the cost of maintaining stability by supporting …

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• 13 July

  Turkey’s Erdogan Speaks With Putin, Zelenskiy About Ukrainian Grain Exports

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed Ukrainian grain exports in separate phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Ukraine and its allies have pushed for the reopening of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, which Kyiv says are shut because of a Russian blockade. Western countries …

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• 13 July

  Worsening Inflation Poses Global Challenge

  

  For the outside world, the resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on July 7 is tantamount to detonating a bomb in British politics. Yet, for the United Kingdom which pays attention to the rules of the political game and is good at it, this is not exactly something that …

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• 13 July

  Was die EU gerade mit Litauen macht, spielt Putin in die Hände

  

  Die EU läuft Gefahr, Litauen im Konflikt mit Russland alleine zu lassen. Das spielt dem Kreml in die Hände – der nur auf Risse in der europäischen Haltung wartet. Im Streit um den Transit sanktionierter Güter in die russische Enklave Kaliningrad stellt sich Brüssel bis heute nicht klar hinter das …

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• 13 July

  There are 3 major signs inflation may have peaked — but they don’t mean things are going to get cheaper right away

  

  The US could very well be past the worst of its inflation problem. But don’t expect things to get cheaper. For much of the past two years, the pace of price increases has been accelerating. Headline inflation now sits at an 8.6% year-over-year pace, marking the fastest rate since 1981. …

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• 13 July

  Risk or opportunity? How Russia sees a changing MENA region

  

  The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022, has served to accentuate ongoing differences between the United States and Europe on the one hand and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) on the other. This has, to some extent, benefited Russia’s relations with the MENA region …

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• 13 July

  A pivot point for Europe’s role in the Middle East

  

  Eleven years ago, as popular uprisings erupted across the Middle East and North Africa, Europeans imagined themselves as partners of choice for democratic and economic transitions that would create pathways to sustainable stability. This dream failed catastrophically. The region was overwhelmed by instability and conflict, and Europe, in turn, by …

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• 13 July

  Iran To Deliver Armed Drones to Russia for Ukraine War

  

  Iran will provide hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles, including armed drones, to Russia for its war on Ukraine, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday. The US also has information indicating that Iran was preparing to train Russia’s military as early as this month on the use of …

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• 13 July

  The West Worries Too Much About Escalation in Ukraine

  

  NATO Can Do More Without Provoking Moscow As the world looks on while Ukrainians fight for their lives and their freedom, many feel a burning desire to do more to support them. The problem is not a lack of forces or resources—it is fear of provoking a wider, perhaps nuclear, …

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