April, 2021

• 1 April

  Russia-Africa Inter-Party Conference Targets Development In Africa

  Over the past few years, Russia’s sphere of influence in Africa has been strengthening and broadening with much focus on helping to maintain peace and security, and making investment in exploiting natural resources in Africa. The first historic Russia-Africa summit held in October 2019 has, further and concretely laid out …

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• 1 April

  EU ready to mediate in Nile dam crisis

  With negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at a standstill, the European Union has offered its services as a mediator. The European Union has expressed willingness to help mediate the crisis between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam if the concerned parties request it, according …

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• 1 April

  America’s Back—Against a Wall

  Three problems stand athwart Biden’s plans for a rules-based international order. Anyone who thought international politics would calm down once Donald Trump left center stage has had a rude awakening. After the Alaska confrontation between top U.S. and Chinese officials and the slanging match between Presidents Biden and Vladimir Putin, …

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March, 2021

• 29 March

  Russia, Iran Vie for Syrian Oil ‘Leftovers’

  

  The behind-the-scenes scrap between Russia and Iran over oil wealth in northeastern Syrian regions, which are not held by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has intensified. As Syria is in the grips of a stifling economic crisis and Western sanctions, Russia and Iran’s attention has shifted towards investing in …

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• 29 March

  Turkey Responds to Russian Escalation in Idleb

  

  On Tuesday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador to Ankara in light of the recent Russian bombing of Idleb. A source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Alexei Yerkhov, had been summoned to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, due to the …

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• 29 March

  How is Moscow-Washington Tension Affecting Syria?

  

  In an unusual precedent in the history of Russian-American relations, US President Joe Biden, in a television interview, described his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as a “murderer.” This escalation against Putin has left many comfortable, especially since President Biden did say the truth, for Putin is a murderer indeed. Biden’s …

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• 29 March

  Iran Faces Challenges as it Tries to Invest in Syria

  

  French newspaper Le Monde wrote about Iran falling short in Syria, in two ways: one is economic, centered around it making up for the billions of dollars it spent in Syria over a decade for the benefit of the Syrian regime; and the other is related to its failure to …

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• 29 March

  Moscow Asks Turkey to Open Border Crossings

  

  Russia has submitted a proposal to Turkey, which includes opening three crossings in Idleb and Aleppo between regime-controlled and opposition-held areas, according to what was announced by the Deputy Director of the Russian Reconciliation Center in Hmeimim, affiliated with the Russian Defense Ministry, Alexander Karpov. According to a statement issued …

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• 29 March

  Bundeswehr remains under fire for far-right extremism

  An interim report has been completed, documenting dozens of far-right incidents in the elite commando of Germany’s defense forces, the KSK, going back to 2017. DW takes a closer look at the KSK’s tainted record. The KSK elite force was created in response to an incident that many in Germany …

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• 29 March

  5 ISIS Enclaves Remain in Central, Eastern Syria

  

  To this day, ISIS controls five isolated pockets in Syria, the largest of which is located near the Ithria village in Hama province. The other four enclaves are situated south of Raqqa province, in Palmyra’s countryside, near borders with Iraq and south of the eastern city of Deir Ezzor. Since …

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