November, 2021

• 18 November

  Turkey Faces Wait to Buy F-16 Fighter Jets

  

  Shut out of the F-35 fighter jet programme, Turkey wants to buy F-16s instead to upgrade its aging fleet. But Washington is unlikely to say ‘Yes’ soon. ATurkish request to buy F-16 fighter jets from the United States reflects the urgency of Ankara’s drive to modernise its aging air fleet …

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• 18 November

  The Fall of Vukovar: Oral History of a Croatian Town’s Destruction

  

  On the 30th anniversary of the fall of Vukovar to the Yugoslav People’s Army and Serbian paramilitaries, local residents and Croats who fought to defend the town look back on the devastating three-month siege and its brutal aftermath. The Yugoslav People’s Army, aided by Serb Territorial Defence forces and paramilitaries …

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• 18 November

  La nueva banalidad del mal

  

  El historiador Paul Preston ha publicado recientemente su libro Arquitectos del terror, en el que expone las noticias falsas elaboradas por los partidarios del golpe de Estado del 36 destinadas a demonizar a la comunidad judía y a los masones. Las mentiras construidas por Pemán o el padre Tusquets dieron …

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• 18 November

  «Германия говорит “нет”»

  

  Министерство энергетики ФРГ отрицает наличие политической составляющей в решении регулятора остановить сертификацию «Северного потока-2». «Газпрому» следует провести реорганизацию дочерней компании-оператора — после этого необходимые бумаги будут выданы. По мнению немецких чиновников, отсрочка запуска газопровода не скажется на энергоснабжении страны. Между тем цена газа в Европе впервые с октября превысила $1 …

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• 18 November

  Gazproms Bulldozer

  

  Die Vorbehalte deutscher Behörden werden das Pipeline-Projekt nicht aufhalten. Die wachsende Abhängigkeit von russischem Gas verlangt nach anderen Antworten. Was Moskau will, das bekommt Moskau auch: Das ist die Botschaft, die mittlerweile von der Ostseepipeline Nord Stream 2 ausgeht. Polnische Wettbewerbshüter, dänische Umweltbehörden, das Weiße Haus – sie alle wollten …

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• 18 November

  Nord Stream 2 ma kłopoty, ale cudu nie będzie

  

  W Polsce nadzieja, że jakimś cudem uda się zatrzymać powstanie gazociągu Nord Stream 2, nie gaśnie. Dlatego spore emocje wywołała informacja, że niemiecki regulator Bundesnetzagentur Federalna Agencja ds. Sieci wstrzymał certyfikację spółki Nord Stream 2 AG jako operatora gazociągu. Zdarzył się cud? Rosyjsko-niemiecka rura, którą gazpromowski gaz z Syberii ma …

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• 18 November

  “Without Us, There Would Be No Islamic State:” The Role of Civilian Employees in the Caliphate

  

  Abstract: In its state-building project, the Islamic State had to rely extensively on civilian employees to staff its governing institutions. But despite the importance of these civilian employees to the Islamic State, there has been relatively little scholarship published on their role, and there has been a lack of understanding …

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• 18 November

  Commentary: Placing Terrorism in a Violent Non-State Actor Framework for the Great Power Competition Era

  

  Abstract: Given that the U.S. national security establishment has taken up great power competition (GPC) as its primary concern recently, and terrorism has slipped from the top position, it is time for the security policy community to place terrorism within a new conceptual framework, one that combines terrorists, violent criminals, …

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• 18 November

  As the French Are Leaving Mali Russia Moves In to Fill the Vacuum

  

  The French military has transferred control of a second military base in northeastern Mali to the Malian army. This is part of a long-planned move to reorganize and cut down the number of deployed troops in Mali as part of Operation Barkhane. French troops are expected to gradually drop from …

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• 18 November

  Rebel groups take sides on Sudan coup

  

  Rebel leaders who integrated into the transitional bodies through the civilian side after the 2020 Juba Peace Agreements have allied with the military, but some defiance remains. Flanked by two national flags and dressed in military uniform, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, leader of the military coup in Sudan last month, …

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