April, 2021

• 5 April

  IAEA: Iran begins uranium enrichment with fourth cascade of advanced IR-2m machines at Natanz

  Iran has begun enriching uranium with the fourth cascade of advanced IR-2m machines at its Natanz plant, a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says. Iran has already increased the number of its IR-2m machines, which are far more efficient than the IR-1, at the Natanz plant. …

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• 5 April

  Russian Spies Augment Effort to Grab NATO Secrets, Say Western Officials

  Russia’s espionage agencies are redoubling efforts to penetrate NATO, Western intelligence officials say, and are focusing on recruiting moles in the defense ministries of the pact’s member states. Italy expelled two Russian diplomats this week after they were caught in a parking lot in Rome handing cash to an Italian …

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• 5 April

  Al-Shabab Attacks Military Bases In Southern Somalia

  The militant group al-Shabab has launched attacks on Somali military forces in Lower Shabelle region, Somali regional officials said. The attacks in the early hours of Saturday, around 4 a.m. local time, targeted military bases in the towns of Barire and Awdhegle in southern Somalia. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the …

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• 5 April

  OPEC+ Agrees On Gradual Output Increase

  The 15th OPEC+ Ministerial Meeting has announced that the members of the group would gradually increase oil production over the next three months. Under the agreement, Opec+, which includes Russia, will increase output by 350,000 barrels a day in both May and June and by 441,000 barrels a day in …

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• 4 April

  Turkish Farming Faces Devastating Decline

  Turkey is rich in fertile land, water and skilled farmers. But its agricultural industry is in sharp decline, blamed by critics on failing government policies, spiralling costs and meagre state support. For five generations, Ahmet’s family has farmed the rich agricultural land of Thrace in northwestern Turkey.

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• 4 April

  China resents US presence in Afghanistan

  

  This is second in the series on the flux in the global scene by the seasoned diplomat, an expert on Middle East, Eurasia, Central Asia, South Asia and the Asia-Pacific…Third on Myanmar will follow. The “hidden agenda” of the war on terror in Afghanistan has been an open secret. The …

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• 4 April

  Could the U.S. and China Face an Unintended Blowup in the Western Pacific in the Biden Years?

  

  The leaders of China and the United States certainly don’t seek a war with each another. Both the Biden administration and the regime of Chinese President Xi Jinping view economic renewal and growth as their principal objectives. Both are aware that any conflict arising between them, even if restricted to …

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• 4 April

  CENTRAL EUROPE’S RETURNEES – A MIX OF THE RELIEVED AND THE RELUCTANT

  With many citing reasons other than politics for their return home and some intending either to return to the UK or try their chances elsewhere in the EU, any boost to the region may not be lasting Eva Pavelkova moved to the UK in 2006, shortly after graduating as a …

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• 4 April

  Big Brother: Serbia’s Media Are Creating Nation of China Lovers

  The political elites in Belgrade have made good use of the politically controlled media to transform China’s image in the country. Close connections with the Serbian political elite and the favourable presentation of China in Serbian media, especially from outlets close to the Serbian government, have made China one of …

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• 4 April

  Suez Canal Blockage Highlights Importance Of The Red Sea – Analysis

  The grounding of the cargo ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal last week serves as a good opportunity to focus our minds on the future of the waterway and the wider Red Sea region. The canal is a vital artery for the global economy, and so the $15 million …

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