January, 2022

• 8 January

  Вызов для Путина. Чем могут обернуться протесты в Казахстане

  

  Путин не захочет, чтобы в соседней стране произошла очередная цветная революция Инфляция здесь была только искрой, от которой вспыхнули протесты. Я понимаю, что на самом деле в Казахстане вырвалось наверх скрытое течение разочарования из-за нехватки демократии. Ведь молодые казахи, которые получают информацию и знания в Интернете, особенно в Алматы, хотят …

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• 8 January

  Iran-backed militants probably behind attacks targeting U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria, Pentagon says

  A spate of attacks this week on bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria were probably conducted by Iran-backed militias, the Pentagon said Wednesday, stopping short of directly implicating Tehran. There is a “working level assumption” that incidents every day this week, including rocket attacks and incursions from explosives-laden …

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• 6 January

  The Great Military Rivalry: China vs the U.S.

  

  Executive Summary A quarter-century ago, China conducted what it called “missile tests” bracketing the island of Taiwan to deter it from a move toward independence by demonstrating that it could cut its ocean lifelines. In response, in a show of superiority that forced China to back down, the U.S. deployed …

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• 6 January

  Russia-Ukraine conflict: America needs a better idea than NATO expansion to keep the peace

  

  Can it really be true, at this date in 2021, that large-scale war in Europe is again possible? Why are about 100,000 Russian troops massing near their country’s border with neighboring Ukraine — a country with which Russia shares a close history, religion, culture, and previous membership in the Soviet …

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• 6 January

  Turkey Scrambles to Salvage Its Influence in a Post-U.S. Afghanistan

  

  Like other foreign powers, Turkey was caught off-guard by the speed of the Taliban’s recent blitz across the country, which has greatly complicated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plans. While most NATO countries were happy to wash their hands of the conflict after a grueling 20-year counterinsurgency and nation-building effort, …

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• 6 January

  Libya’s Expanding Proxy War May Be the Ultimate Test of NATO’s Resilience

  

  With Egypt reportedly on the brink of invading neighboring Libya, and troops from Chad said to be on their way north to join Gen. Khalifa Haftar in his fight to topple the internationally recognized government in Tripoli, what was already a complicated proxy war could soon become Africa’s first full-on …

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• 6 January

  An Isolated Erdogan Learns the Cost of Hubris in Idlib

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Russia on Thursday, seeking to persuade President Vladimir Putin to help stem disaster in Syria’s Idlib province. Turkish forces are locked in fierce combat there with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s army in what has become the last bastion of the armed rebels fighting …

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• 6 January

  Escalating to Deescalate? Why Turkey Is Targeting Syria’s Army

  

  For the first time in Syria’s nine-year war, the Turkish military this week launched direct attacks on the Syrian army. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that he ordered howitzers and F-16 fighter jets to hit President Bashar al-Assad’s forces near the Turkish border in response to the killing of …

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• 6 January

  Erdogan’s Africa Diplomacy Puts Turkey’s Ambitions to the Test

  

  Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan touched down in Luanda, Angola, for the first leg of a four-day, three-nation diplomatic tour of Africa. After meeting with Angolan President Joao Lourenco, the Turkish leader continued on to West Africa, where he met with his Togolese counterpart, Faure Gnassingbe, before concluding …

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• 6 January

  Turkey’s Former Economy Czar Looks to Unseat Erdogan and the AKP

  

  In a major political shake-up in Turkey, Ali Babacan, a former economy minister and once-close confidante of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, recently ended months of speculation and formally launched a new political party to challenge his old boss. Babacan, who resigned last July from Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, or …

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