November, 2021

• 13 November

  Erdoğan’s Quest for a New Sharia-Based Alliance

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Islamist ambitions seem to be seeking an international role in post-U.S. Afghanistan in alliance with the Taliban, Qatar, Pakistan and Malaysia. The trouble is, Turkey, among the new sharia alliance in the making, is the only country with institutional ties to the Western world. Biden …

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• 13 November

  Вълнуват се от пачките и презервативите. Но пак гласуват за същото.

  

  Хиляди се вълнуват от пачките и кюлчетата, от снимките в спалнята на бившия премиер. Шушукат за кражби и злоупотреби, но пак си гласуват твърдо за ГЕРБ. От какво се интересуват българите всъщност? Коментар на А. Андреев. Дали снимките с пачките евро наистина са от спалнята на бившия премиер г-н Бойко …

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• 13 November

  Czy Berlin negocjuje z Moskwą rozwiązanie kryzysu na naszej granicy? “Sytuacja wymaga naświetlenia”

  

  Radio Wolna Europa przeprowadziło wywiad z jednym z uchodźców szturmujących polską granicę, który znajduje się w tymczasowym obozie nieopodal przejścia Kuźnice. Ten młody mężczyzna z Kurdystanu, powiedział dziennikarzom, że on i jego rodacy mają pełną świadomość faktu, iż są wykorzystywani przez reżim białoruski w charakterze narzędzia presji politycznej na Unię …

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• 13 November

  UK–Ukraine Security Cooperation

  

  The UK has a crucial role to play in building up Ukraine’s military capacity, developing NATO coordination in the area and helping to deter Russian aggression. In June 2021, British destroyer HMS Defender conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the Black Sea, close to Russian-occupied Crimea. A Russian patrol …

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• 13 November

  Belarus: The Next Crimea?

  

  Despite persistent rumours, Russia remains highly unlikely to attempt to annex Belarus. Rumours of a Russian takeover of Belarus have been around ever since Russia and Belarus signed the Union State Treaty in 1999. After Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea demonstrated that it was willing to act on its – …

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• 13 November

  Why is Bosnia on the Brink Again?

  

  Bosnia and Herzegovina is once again making headlines. There is talk of renewed violence, with the blessing of Belgrade and Moscow. But the entire region is in a precarious situation. Back in September 2021, tensions ran high in Montenegro following the decision to anoint Bishop Joanikije II as the new …

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• 13 November

  What Stands Between the Taliban and Recognition?

  

  The international community is coming under increasing pressure to recognise the Taliban and to unfreeze Afghan funds held by the IMF or to risk a humanitarian crisis over the winter and a resurgence of international terrorism. As Afghanistan heads deeper into winter the desperate need is to avoid a humanitarian …

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• 13 November

  With previous power sharing arrangements likely to be replicated in Iraq and an exodus of NGOs, the future for Iraq looks depressingly similar.

  

  On 7 November, outgoing Iraqi prime minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt, casting a shadow over the country’s recent elections. While the attack remains unclaimed, pro-Iranian Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) groups are suspected of being involved following their party’s (the Fatah Alliance) rejection of the election results. The attack …

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• 13 November

  Belgium terrorism convict arrested in Bulgaria

  

  A man convicted of terrorism in Belgium has been detained as he entered Bulgaria through its south-eastern border with Turkey, prosecutors announced on Thursday. Border police and state security agents intercepted the man on Wednesday in a special operation, the prosecution said. He is “sought in relation to a 20-year …

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• 13 November

  Grappling with Bosnia’s Dual Crises

  

  What is behind the current crisis in Bosnia? Bosnia and Herzegovina (commonly referred to as Bosnia) is facing a dual challenge that threatens to undo the agreement that ended a war between Serbs, Croats and Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks). The war was marked by the worst atrocities on European soil since …

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