October, 2021

• 3 October

  Al Qaeda’s murky future in Afghanistan

  

  Government shutdown? No. Votes in the House? Not until at least 9 p.m. tonight. And on the Senate side, as Marianne LeVine wrote, “Democrats are desperately trying to make lemonade out of the bag of lemons Joe Manchin handed them today. Senate Democrats spun away Manchin’s utter rejection of their …

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• 3 October

  Yemen Fades from Headlines Even as Fighting in Marib Intensifies

  

  Fighting intensified this week in the strategically important city of Marib in central Yemen, believed to be a key access point to the northern part of the country. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan traveled to the Middle East earlier this week, meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. …

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• 3 October

  Hezbollah and Iran Exploit Lebanon’s Economic Crisis

  

  Hezbollah’s importation of Iranian fuel supplies demonstrates its willingness and ability to act independently of Lebanon’s official leadership. Easing Lebanon’s fuel shortages, even if marginally, enhances the position and popularity of both Hezbollah and Iran within Lebanon. The Biden administration is not likely to impose penalties on the fuel deliveries …

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• 3 October

  Kremlin Moves to Label All Independent Journalists as Foreign Agents

  

  President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin are each day moving closer to the era of the Soviet Union’s complete control of the information that the Russian people can see, hear, and read. Under the new “Foreign Agent” designation, the Kremlin can now crackdown on all independent news services and reports …

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• 3 October

  Mali’s Proposed Deal With Russia’s Wagner Group Could Light up the Sahel

  

  Mali’s discussions with the Russian Wagner Group have sparked intense debate among the European Union members deployed to Mali under a French-led coalition to defeat Islamic jihadists. The Wagner Group mercenary company is owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman with close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mali is in …

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• 3 October

  Spain to open its consulate general in Erbil, newly appointed ambassador says

  

  Spain is part of the international coalition to defeat ISIS, through which it had provided training to Peshmerga forces. Spain is preparing to open a consulate general in the Kurdistan Region’s capital Erbil, the country’s newly inaugurated ambassador, Pedro Martinez-Avial, told Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Thursday.

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• 3 October

  La «Lettre de la City»: la grande déconfiture de l’économie britannique

  

  Près de deux ans après la sortie de l’UE, le Royaume-Uni paie aujourd’hui son impréparation face aux retombées du largage des amarres. L’économie bien comprise conduit tout naturellement à s’interroger sur le sens de notre société. Cette discipline, qui n’est pas que politique, invite à une pointe de philosophie, sans …

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• 3 October

  Sarkozy scheiterte an sich selbst

  

  Frankreichs Präsidenten stehen schon lange nicht mehr über dem Gesetz. Das zeigt auch das jüngste Urteil gegen Ex-Staatschef Sarkozy. In Deutschland kursieren viele Klischees über Frankreich. Dazu gehört, dass sich Frankreichs Präsidenten, die sich als Ersatz-Monarchen sehen, anders als ihre deutschen Pendants saftige Skandale leisten und dabei klammheimlich auch noch …

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• 3 October

  Nicolas Sarkozy Ex-Präsident mit Fußfessel – starker Tobak für die “Grande Nation”

  

  Auf den ersten Blick wirkt das Urteil gegen Frankreichs Ex-Präsidenten Nicolas Sarkozy streng, aber gerecht: schuldig wegen illegaler Finanzierung des Wahlkampfes von 2012. Ein Jahr Haft ohne Bewährung, mit Fußfessel im Hausarrest. Das Urteil suggeriert dem Wähler, dass die Republik mustergültig und die Justiz blind ist. Es vermittelt den oft …

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• 3 October

  Israel should make peace with Iraq through the Abraham Accords – opinion

  

  While Iraq is no longer the central power in the region, its history and geography make it an important player in the new Middle East. The Constitution of The Republic of Iraq, formulated in 2005 and approved in a referendum by more than three-quarters of the people, stated that “Iraq …

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