Eurasia Press & News
Over the past five decades or so, Egypt has capitalized on its geostrategic importance in the Middle East to obtain the financial support sorely needed to keep its economy afloat and its political order intact. The North African country has come close to the brink of economic collapse several times …
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May, 2025
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9 May
From Fence-Sitter To Pace-Setter: How Merz’s Germany Can Lead Europe – Analysis
Friedrich Merz wants to be a foreign-policy chancellor. One might not have known it from Germany’s parochial federal election campaign, or the business-as-usual foreign-policy passages of the coalition deal between his Christian Democratic Union (CDU, along with its Bavarian partner the Christian Social Union, CSU) and the Social Democratic Party …
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9 May
How Syria Can Overcome Sectarian Unrest To Rebuild Trust And National Unity – Analysis
In the Damascus suburb of Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, the sounds of prayer bells and muezzins used to blend peacefully into the rhythm of daily life. Here, families from Syria’s diverse communities — Sunni, Druze, Christian, and Alawite — shared neighbors’ bread and exchanged Eid and Christmas greetings with equal sincerity. But …
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9 May
US–Ukraine Strategic Cooperation In Resource Extraction – Analysis
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during his visit to the White House in February 2025, was expected to sign a critical minerals agreement with US President Donald Trump. The televised meeting between Trump and his deputy JD Vance with Zelensky, though, took an unexpectedly hostile turn. During the meeting, Trump accused …
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9 May
Trump 2.0: Transatlantic Security, European Response, And Implications For Spain And Portugal – Analysis
The Trump 2.0 presidency’s aversion to multilateral cooperation, the EU and even NATO is radically reshaping the transatlantic security alliance. While previous US presidents have called for a more balanced distribution of the financial burden for North Atlantic security, we argue that the current moment represents a fundamental shift. This …
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9 May
Pellegrini vs Fico: Is It Theatre or War between Slovakia’s President and PM?
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico and his protégé President Peter Pellegrini have been through a lot together down the years. Now, they’re sharing a prison cell – or, at least that’s what an AI-produced video clip that went viral in early April showed. The faked video, which racked up millions …
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9 May
Le progrès technologique : l’autre face du miroir
Après la dérive de l’UE qui est passée de l’économie à l’idéologie, celle-ci instaurant le contrôle numérique à une vitesse record, il est tout aussi important de ne pas oublier l’autre face obscure du miroir technologique. L’humanité a longtemps perçu le progrès comme un moteur indiscutable de civilisation, et on …
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9 May
Indian Airstrikes in Pakistan: May 7, 2025
On May 7, 2025, between 1:05 and 1:30 a.m. (IST), airstrikes carried out by the Indian Air Force hit nine locations inside Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). It was codenamed Operation Sindoor. Significantly, this is the first time since 1971 that India struck across the international boundary (IB) or …
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