Eurasia Press & News
Analysis: Sixteen years of Israel’s blockade of Gaza have shown that the policy has little to do with security and more to do with economic warfare, collective punishment, separation, and bargaining. In 1995, the New York Times eagerly interviewed Palestinians in Gaza to highlight the freedoms the Oslo peace accords …
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June, 2023
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19 June
Why is it so difficult to predict an endgame in Ukraine?
Since the Cold War, Western intelligence has built a track record of failing to foresee many of Russia’s moves. It failed to anticipate the invasion of Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968, then the invasions of Georgia in 2008 and Crimea in 2014, followed a year later by Moscow’s …
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19 June
Who is Hakan Fidan? From spymaster to Turkey’s foreign minister
Following his re-election, Erdogan reshuffled his cabinet, resulting in foreign and economic policy leadership changes. The new cabinet members are expected to strengthen Turkey’s international standing and address the country’s economic difficulties. Hakan Fidan, the newly appointed foreign minister of Turkey, is a highly influential former spymaster who has played …
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19 June
Algerian President’s Visit Strengthens Russia-Algeria Strategic Partnership – OpEd
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his delegation visited Russia, from June 14 through 16, to forge strategic partnership between the two countries. He went to Moscow at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This special invitation had been conveyed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during his visit to Algiers …
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19 June
Turkey appoints Tanju Bilgic as new ambassador to Russia
The appointment of Ankara’s new envoy to Moscow coincided with the Kremlin’s announcement that the Russian president will soon visit Turkey. Newly appointed Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan named the ministry’s spokesperson Tanju Bilgic as his country’s new ambassador to Moscow on Friday, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu News Agency reported. Bilgic’s …
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19 June
US, Syria exchange messages on journalist Austin Tice, Oman’s FM says
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi also discussed Syria’s re-integration, prospects for normalization with Israel and talks to end Yemen’s war in an interview with Al-Monitor. Syria and the United States are exchanging messages with the help of Oman over the fate of missing American journalist Austin Tice, the Gulf …
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19 June
The potential and limitations of Russia-China cooperation in the Middle East
On May 28, the Middle East affairs working group of the Russian and Chinese Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) convened in Chengdu, China. The meeting was chaired by the Russian MFA’s Middle East bureau chief, Alexander Kinshchak, and the Chinese MFA’s Asian and African Affairs department head, Wang Di. In …
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19 June
Azerbaijan’s Hoseyniyun: The prospects and challenges of a Caucasus Hezbollah
The “Axis of Resistance,” a network of non-state actors aligned with Iran, has emerged as a significant force in the Middle East in the last two decades. This coalition includes high-profile groups such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and various Shi’a groups in Iraq and Syria. Iran has …
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19 June
Saudi Crown Prince Holds Talks With Macron In Paris
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron called for a “rapid end to the institutional political vacuum in Lebanon” on Friday. Lebanese lawmakers on Wednesday failed for a 12th time to elect a new president, as bitter divisions between the Iran-backed Hezbollah and its opponents …
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19 June
À quoi sert une armée entraînée par l’OTAN ?
L’OTAN entraîne et équipe ouvertement l’armée ukrainienne comme s’il s’agissait d’une bonne chose. Ce n’est pas le cas. Depuis près de 70 ans, toutes les armées entraînées par les États-Unis et l’OTAN se sont effondrées ou ont perdu la moitié de leur pays. Qu’est-ce qui peut faire penser que l’Ukraine …
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