March, 2022

• 4 March

  Ukraine war: Russians wait in queues for cash as rouble plunges and hyperinflation looms

  Ordinary Russians faced the prospect of higher prices and crimped foreign travel as Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the rouble plummeting and people queuing for cash outside banks. The Russian currency plunged about 30 per cent against the US dollar on Monday after Western nations announced moves …

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• 3 March

  Biden’s ‘Capitulation’ To Iran Endangers Arabs, Middle East, U.S.

  

  “The parties of the international community that are negotiating with Iran…. must realize that the extremist Iranian regime has not, and will not, abide by international laws, regulations and agreements, even if it swore and signed or pledged to abide by and implement them. The Iranian regime was founded on …

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• 3 March

  While Rightly Criticizing Putin, the West Should Also Look Inwards

  

  Putin is the most criticized person in western countries today. Repeated criticism of the invasion unleashed by him is justified, both because of the enormous distress caused to the people of Ukraine and the very serious threats posed to world peace and stability. Mass protests against Ukraine’s invasion in several …

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• 3 March

  China’s Ukraine Crisis

  

  What Xi Gains—and Loses—From Backing Putin The Ukraine crisis is primarily a standoff between Russia and the West, but off to the side, another player stands awkwardly: China. Beijing has tried to walk a fine line on Ukraine. On one hand, it has taken Russia’s side, blaming NATO expansion for …

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• 3 March

  Axis of Abraham

  

  Arab-Israeli Normalization Could Remake the Middle East On September 15, 2020, then U.S. President Donald Trump brought together an unusual group of Middle Eastern politicians on the South Lawn of the White House: the prime minister of Israel, the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, and the foreign minister …

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• 3 March

  The Beginning of the End for Putin?

  

  Dictatorships Look Stable—Until They Aren’t Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine has been a clarifying moment. Since he came to power in 2000, various Western leaders have tried to cooperate, accommodate, or negotiate with him. But by embarking on a war of choice against a country he claims doesn’t …

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• 3 March

  Sudan, Ethiopia negotiate over border conflict

  

  Bilateral talks are ongoing between Ethiopia and Sudan aimed at resuming negotiations to solve the border dispute between the two countries and the GERD crisis. There have been positive signs in recent days about resuming negotiations between Ethiopia and Sudan to solve a number of disputes between the two countries. …

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• 3 March

  With world attention on Ukraine, Nile dam conflict escalates

  

  Egypt and Sudan have condemned Ethiopia’s decision to partially start electricity production via the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It seems international momentum to solve the dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over Addis Ababa’s start of operation of its giant and controversial hydroelectric dam is waning in light of the …

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• 3 March

  Family ties fuel Islamic State to rebel pipeline in northern Syria

  

  The stories of fighters who turned from the Islamic State to Syria’s rebel opposition forces show the how kinship ties, regionalism, and material concerns often trump ideology in the Syrian war. As the Islamic State’s meteoric rise reversed course in 2016, the terror organization’s fighters in northeast Syria faced a …

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• 3 March

  NATO Will Not Defend Ukraine, But Activates Defense Plan

  

  After a series of air, land, and sea attacks from Russia following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s orders to attack Ukraine and destroy its military installations, NATO has stated that it has no plans to send troops to Ukraine to help repel the Russian army amidst the Russian onslaught. NATO Secretary …

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