Eurasia Press & News
The Islamic State’s deadly assault on one of the last remaining Sikh temples in Afghanistan this week was a grim reminder of how much more devastation lies ahead as the U.S. drawdown continues.
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December, 2020
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21 December
The Next U.S. President Will Face Hard Choices in Afghanistan
After more than a month of negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government, progress toward a peace agreement remains slow.
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21 December
The U.S. Desperately Needs a Strategy to Deal With Russia’s Mercenary Armies
Reports this week that the United Arab Emirates is potentially financing Russian mercenaries in Libya affiliated with the notorious Wagner Group, according to a Pentagon watchdog, appear to be sending mini shockwaves through Washington. But the UAE has long had a fixation on mercenaries, and the fact that Russia is …
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21 December
Don’t Fear a U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Germany
According to Washington’s punditocracy, there are only two ways to interpret the Pentagon’s announcement Wednesday that it plans to move ahead with withdrawing nearly 12,000 U.S. troops currently stationed in Germany. One view is that President Donald Trump is capitulating yet again to pressure from Russian President Vladimir Putin and …
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21 December
Final Look: U.S. Security Policy in the Trump Era
When President Donald Trump entered office under an “America First” banner, it seemed to herald a new era of U.S. isolationism. As he prepares to leave the White House on Jan. 20, though, the shifts in America’s military engagements during his one-term presidency have been less dramatic than anticipated. Though …
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21 December
US sanctions companies in UAE, China over Iranian petrochemical sales
A slew of new sanctions in Trump administration’s final weeks could complicate Biden’s pledge to rejoin the Iranian nuclear agreement.
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21 December
Troops disengaged under Yemen deal: Saudi-led coalition
The military side of the Riyadh Agreement between the Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC) has been successfully implemented, the Saudi-led coalition said on Wednesday.
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21 December
Erdogan ally calls for Turkey's pro-Kurdish party to be banned
President Tayyip Erdogan’s nationalist ally said Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP party, the country’s third biggest, should be banned for separatism – a move the HDP’s co-leader condemned on Thursday as a bid to silence six million voters.
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21 December
Migrants allege abuse, degrading conditions in Saudi deportation center
A new report from Human Rights Watch describes squalid conditions at a facility detaining mostly Ethiopian migrants in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia is detaining hundreds of migrants in inhumane, degrading conditions at a deportation center in Riyadh, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a new report that alleges guards have also …
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21 December
Lebanese activist sentenced to prison for collaborating with Israel
Kinda El-Khatib, a critic of Hezbollah on social media, was sentenced to three years in prison by a military court. A Lebanese activist was sentenced to prison this week on charges of working with Israel. The activist, who has been a critic of Hezbollah, denied the allegations in court.
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