July, 2021

• 18 July

  Joseph Daher: Iran Failed to Translate Political and Military Influence into Sizable Economic Gains

  

  Joseph Daher is a researcher specializing in political economy. He wrote extensively on Syria and Lebanon, and most notably authored “Syria after the Uprisings, The Political Economy of State Resilience.” He is affiliated with the European University Institute and its Wartime and Postconflict in Syria program. The Syrian Observer: Recent …

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• 16 July

  Turkey’s Gambit in Afghanistan

  

  Turkey has undertaken to protect Kabul’s airport. It is a risky job, but also one which promises some substantial strategic rewards. The Taliban do not shy away from assertive statements, nor do they hesitate to commit war crimes. So, this week’s statement by the group castigating Turkey’s offer to remain …

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• 16 July

  Afghanistan and the UK: Confounded Hopes, Tragedy and What Can Still Be Done

  

  Prolonging the UK military presence in Afghanistan would not have helped so long as the fundamental problem of the absence of a strategy remained unaddressed. But the manner of leaving and what follows still matter a great deal to the UK. It feels a lot like 1989. Once again, the …

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• 16 July

  Why the West Lost in Afghanistan – And How Afghans Might Win

  

  As NATO troops prepare to leave Afghanistan by 11 September in the face of a Taliban surge, a question remains unanswered: why did the international intervenors fail in their mission to bring stability to Afghanistan? Five reasons stand out: The West’s best wasn’t good enough. The lives of 3,500 international …

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• 16 July

  Суверенът каза, че може

  

  С един изпреварващ, хитър ход Слави Трифонов успя да сложи всички останали политически сили в шах, обръщайки ги в оправдателен режим. Посланието на водещия, превърнал се в най-силния политик у нас към момента, е пределно ясно – “или се съобразявате с мен, или отиваме към нови избори”. Сега бившият водещ …

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• 16 July

  Литва дает отпор “белорусской гибридной агрессии”

  

  Сейм Литвы принял резолюцию, в которой назвал нелегальных мигрантов “гибридными агрессорами” и инструментом для “дестабилизации ситуации” в стране. А глава Минобороны обвинил белорусские власти в “покровительстве” организаторам миграционного кризиса, обрушившегося на прибалтийскую республику. Арвидас Анушаускас заявил, что нелегальные мигранты перед пересечением границы проходят инструктаж со стороны “людей в камуфляже”. Им …

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• 16 July

  Po wyroku TSUE. Nadciąga zmęczenie taką Polską w Unii

  

  Polska pod rządami Kaczyńskiego postrzegana jest w europejskich kuluarach coraz częściej jako „chory człowiek” Unii. Opinii europejskiej trudno zrozumieć i zaakceptować skrajny eurosceptycyzm obecnego obozu rządzącego. PiS rządzi Polską za pomocą trzech narzędzi: siania chaosu, przedstawiania swych przeciwników i krytyków jako rzekomych zdrajców, agentów wpływu i wrogów katolickiej tożsamości narodu …

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• 16 July

  Ethiopia regions send troops to back fight with Tigray rebels

  

  The mobilisation follows Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s warning that his forces would repel any attacks by their enemies. Three Ethiopian regions previously untouched by the war in Tigray confirmed on Thursday that they were deploying forces to back military operations there, signalling a potential widening of the conflict. The reinforcements …

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• 16 July

  Taliban offer 3-month ceasefire in return for prisoner release

  

  The spokesman for the Afghan government’s negotiating team in Doha said the offer from the armed group was a ‘big demand’. The Taliban have offered a three-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of thousands of fighters held in prisons, a top Afghan government negotiator said on Thursday, as the …

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• 16 July

  Europe’s Demographic Dip is a Challenge – Not a Disaster

  By thinking more creatively, countries can turn the fact of ageing and declining populations into an opportunity.The COVID-19 pandemic may have accelerated, at least temporarily, the global trend towards lower fertility rates. Statistics from late 2020, nine months after the first lockdowns kicked in, show a sharp decline in the …

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