January, 2024

• 22 January

  Peace In South Caucasus Is Good For Ukraine And The West And Bad For Russia – OpEd

  After over three decades of conflict, a joint communique on December 7 between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated they were close to signing a peace treaty. This is good news for both countries, especially smaller and less economically developed Armenia, but also good news …

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• 22 January

  Iran And Israel: The Dynamics Of The Conflict Between Sworn Enemies – Analysis

  

  The history of relations between two key countries of the Middle East, Iran and Israel, is longer than seven decades. The dynamics of the relationship is intriguing and shows how in a very short period of time bilateral relations can transform from reserved, cordial to extremely hostile. Iranian-Israeli relations are …

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• 22 January

  Turkey Warns It Will Target Any ‘Terrorland’ On Its Southern Borders

  

  In the aftermath of the killing of nine Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq, Turkiye carried out a series of airstrikes against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, in northern Syria and Iraq. “Turkiye will never allow the establishment of a ‘terrorland’ on its southern borders under any pretext and …

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• 22 January

  Israel must remove Iran’s nuclear insurance policy

  

  There is now an understanding that in the post-October 7 realities that Israel must face, there is an imperative to deprive Iran of using its insurance policy as a shield. If the Islamic Republic of Iran decides to dash to a nuclear weapon, it will likely activate Tehran’s formidable insurance …

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• 22 January

  The betrayal of British Kurds

  

  This week, two activists are facing trial under the UK’s Terror Act for the “crime” of holding a flag at a demonstration. But this wasn’t a Palestinian flag, which former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said could be a criminal offence. It was Kurdish. Though troubling, this assault on free …

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• 22 January

  Serbia’s Authoritarian (Re)turn

  

  The conduct of Serbia’s latest elections points to the country’s democratic decline. The EU cannot stay neutral in the face of President Vucic’s provocations and authoritarian tendencies. There is a certain back-to-the-future quality to Serbia. One would think that the country has long moved on from the lows of the …

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• 22 January

  Gaza, le Yémen et l’Ukraine sonnent le glas de l’«ordre mondial fondé sur des règles» dicté par les États-Unis

  L’«ordre mondial fondé sur des règles» tant vanté par ces États voyous sans foi ni loi n’est que la devanture insolente de leur barbarie & leur banditisme unilatéraux pour saccager le reste du monde. Le monde a atteint un point de non-retour. La fraude des puissances occidentales est spectaculairement exposée …

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• 22 January

  The Quiet Transformation of Occupied Ukraine

  

  Away From the Frontlines, Russia Cements Its Conquest While the West continues to squabble over providing further aid to Ukraine, Russia has been quietly consolidating its control over the territories it occupies in southeastern Ukraine. As the frontline stabilized in 2023, Russia remained in control of almost 18 percent of …

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• 22 January

  Surviving the War in Gaza

  “We are still alive”, Azmi said in a voice message, after enduring the terrors of another night of bombardment in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military has been pounding Gaza relentlessly since 7 October, the day Hamas carried out its lethal attacks in southern Israel. Azmi and his family are …

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• 22 January

  Russian Forces Hit Ukrainian Temporary Staging Area for Foreign Mercenaries

  

  The Russian military hit a Ukrainian point of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries, as well as three ammunition depots of the 23rd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “Over the course of the day, a fuel base for military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed …

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