Eurasia Press & News
Lebanon will be “another Iran-dominated, corruption-riddled failed state” if critical steps are not taken soon to end government corruption in the country, tackle the economic challenges it is facing and address the “crippling” issue of Hezbollah’s violence. This is the conclusion of a report published on Tuesday by two leading …
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February, 2022
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3 February
When Redlines Fail
The Promise and Peril of Public Threats With Russia massing troops on its border with Ukraine and apparently readying for an invasion, U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has faced persistent questions about its redlines in that conflict. Senior U.S. officials have avoided spelling out exactly how much Russian aggression is …
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3 February
Opinion | Putin Is a Menace. But NATO Was Reckless on Ukraine
Vladimir Putin is a bully and a despot: Appeasing him overtly is certainly wrong. But Russia must be handled with cleverness and care and NATO, with its unnecessary overreach on Ukraine, failed to do so Vladimir Putin is a bully and a menace. Standing up for his victims will always …
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3 February
U.S. to Send Troops to East Europe to Counter Russia
Some 2,000 American troops will be deployed to Poland and Germany, while around 1,000 troops now based in Germany will head to Romania U.S. President Joe Biden has approved sending additional forces to Eastern Europe, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday, as Washington reinforces its allies against what it …
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3 February
Turkey, Ukraine to sign free trade agreement
Turkish-Ukrainian trade is on the rise and Ukraine recently used Turkish combat drones against Russia-backed forces. Turkey and Ukraine will sign a free trade agreement in Kyiv tomorrow, the Turkish trade minister said today. “We will sign a New Generation Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine as the fruit of more …
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3 February
Iran says conditions present for ‘win-win’ agreement with US
Though direct talks with the United States remain a non-starter, Tehran’s top nuclear negotiator has shared some hope with Iranian lawmakers. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani spoke Feb. 1 at a session of the parliament’s powerful National Security and Foreign Policy Commission at which he answered questions about …
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3 February
Ankara reassures Moscow on eve of Erdogan’s Ukraine visit
With its president set to visit Ukraine, Turkey has reassured Russia by reiterating its commitment for a key maritime treaty safeguarding Russia’s rights in the Black Sea. Just days before Turkey’s president is set to visit Ukraine, Ankara has reassured Moscow with a rare public display of support to a …
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3 February
The Pandemic Is Providing Cover for ‘Opportunistic Repression’
On Wednesday, Tunisia announced that it had restored its pandemic-era restrictions, imposing a 10 p.m. curfew and banning all gatherings for two weeks. According to President Kais Saied’s government, the decision was made in order to combat the recent, rapid spread of the coronavirus’s omicron variant. Yet the timing was …
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3 February
Poland’s Democratic Erosion Is as Worrying as Its Border Crisis
In September 2021, the Polish government declared a state of emergency along its border with Belarus, which is also the European Union’s eastern frontier, in response to a large influx of migrants from countries including Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. The route and timing of the migrants’ journey into Europe was …
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3 February
Ambassadeur expulsé du Mali: que faire de cette «humiliation»?
D’une guerre perdue, il n’existe malheureusement pas de « sortie honorable ». Comme Eric Vuillard dans un livre récent sur l’Indochine, le Mali en fournit une nouvelle démonstration. Paris a donc « pris note » del’expulsion de l’ambassadeur de France par les autorités maliennes, se donnant le temps de consulter …
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