July, 2023

• 27 July

  Erdogan’s base unfazed by U-turns as Turkey prepares to host Egypt’s Sisi

  

  According to unconfirmed reports in Turkish media, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi might even arrive in the Turkish capital as soon as Thursday. A decade ago, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Egypt’s strongman “a brutal killer” and vowed never to shake hands with him for overthrowing and jailing Mohammed …

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• 27 July

  Turkey’s Erdogan, Fidan talk economic ties with China’s foreign minister

  

  Despite the growing rapprochement between Ankara and Beijing, conflicts, long mistrust and economic rivalry will likely limit the extent of cooperation between Turkey and China, analysts believe. Paying the highest-level visit from Beijing to Ankara since 2011, China’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s meeting with his Turkish counterpart Hakan …

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• 27 July

  Northwestern Syria in the Time of Cholera, Earthquakes, and Environmental Degradation

  

  Summary:In the aftermath of the earthquake in northwest Syria, humanitarian crises from water scarcity to displacement will only be exacerbated by climate change and political challenges. Regional and international negotiations need new frameworks to manage the disaster. Key Themes A decade of violent conflict has created widespread vulnerabilities throughout Syria, …

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• 27 July

  BRICS Role In The Development Of Polycentric World – OpEd

  

  At the Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin held his first meeting with Dilma Rousseff, President of the New Development Bank (NDB), established by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) in 2015. Rousseff, the first woman to lead the bank, was appointed to head it …

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• 27 July

  China Steadily Expanding Investments In Russia Since The Ukraine Conflict – Analysis

  

  China and Russia share a long, multifaceted, and complex relationship dating back to the 17th century when China’s Ming dynasty annexed present-day regions of Far-East Russia (1858-60). The two countries have been both allies and enemies over the years, but in recent decades they have grown closer, forming a strategic …

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• 27 July

  Poland Threatens It Could Introduce Ban On Ukrainian Grain

  Poland is prepared to introduce its own unilateral ban on agricultural products imported from Ukraine if the EU decides against extending the protective measures already in place, the Polish agricultural minister told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview. “On 15 April, we introduced a ban and, if need be, we will …

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• 27 July

  The EU-Funded Education for Jihad and Martyrdom

  

  While the Iranian-backed Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups in the Gaza Strip use summer camps to train children how to become combatants and murder Jews, the Palestinian Authority, through its education system, effectively does the same thing. It poisons their hearts and minds through incendiary material in its …

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• 27 July

  Putin Is Running Out of Options in Ukraine

  

  Russia Edges Closer to a Reckoning Governments start wars in pursuit of various objectives, from conquering territory to changing the regime of a hostile state to supporting a beleaguered ally. Once a war begins, the stakes are immediately raised. It is one of the paradoxes of war that even as …

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• 27 July

  Armenia PM Warns of Escalating Tensions: New War With Azerbaijan ‘Very Likely’

  

  In a recent development, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan issued a stark warning about the escalating tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, raising concerns over the potential outbreak of a new war. The two nations have a long history of conflict over the mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh, with efforts toward a …

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• 27 July

  The Economics of an Occupation

  

  Early in July 2023, Israel launched a massive military onslaught on the refugee camps in Jenin in the Occupied West Bank in Palestine. The attack was the biggest in 20 years, in which Israel used its military arsenal to the full against unarmed civilians. It left immense devastation of lives …

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