September, 2022

• 29 September

  O cenário nuclear!

  A tentação nuclear estará nas mãos de Putin dentro de poucos dias, e não faltam chefes de Estado e de Governo europeus que já «normalizaram», nas suas cabeças, que esse confronto poderá ser inevitável A partir de agora, com os «referendos» terminados, e depois com a aprovação pela Duma, da …

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• 28 September

  Europe’s Unsolved Energy Puzzle

  

  How the Quest for Resources Has Shaped the Continent Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine has laid bare some uncomfortable truths about Europe’s energy future. For one thing, it has demolished the presumption in Germany that Russia would be a reliable fossil fuel partner. The war has also blown …

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• 28 September

  What Mobilization Means for Russia

  

  The End of Putin’s Bargain With the People Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilization” intended to shore up his faltering war against Ukraine. The pretense that there is anything partial about this move, however, is about as convincing as Putin’s claim that Russia is merely carrying …

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• 28 September

  Introducing Giorgia Meloni: How the US Opened the Door for Fascism’s Return to Italy

  

  The Italian Parliamentary election has concluded and the neofascist, Giorgia Meloni, is ready to emerge as the new prime minister of a divided country with no clear mandate from around 60 percent of eligible voters, in one of the lower voter turnouts in history. The choices were quite grim and …

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• 27 September

  Israel’s ‘Peace Partner’ Is Slaughtering Israelis

  

  These two bodies [Palestinian Authority (PA) and its ruling faction, Fatah] are headed by one man: Mahmoud Abbas, who has zero compunction about his loyalists murdering and wounding Israelis. On the contrary, he encourages it and pays generously for it — with money from Europe and the United States. Despite …

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• 27 September

  Lebanese prime minister praises US mediation toward gas deal with Israel

  

  In an interview with Al-Monitor, Najib Mikati also says Lebanon should sign IMF agreement ‘as soon as possible.’ US mediation has helped moved Lebanon and Israel closer to a gas deal, says Lebanon’s prime minister, Najib Mitaki, but “there are still details to be clarified.” “So far I can say …

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• 27 September

  Iraq’s political class must address ‘crisis of trust,’ says PM

  

  In an exclusive interview, Mustafa al-Kadhimi also discusses Iraq’s shift to regional hub for diplomacy and economic progress despite strong political headwinds. Iraq needs to distance itself from a “past that is full of violence” toward a future based on dialogue, said Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in an exclusive …

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• 27 September

  Syria still risks economic collapse, says UN envoy

  

  Geir Pedersen, the UN special envoy for Syria, says that the country faces a ‘crisis of epic proportions for the Syrian people.’ “There are absolutely no guarantees if we don’t move towards a nationwide cease-fire, and get the political process back on track, that things cannot collapse again,” said Geir …

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• 27 September

  The Takeaway: Biden’s Yemen envoy wants more than ‘nice words’ from Iran

  

  Al-Monitor spoke to Timothy Lenderking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly about Iran’s role in Yemen. Buried in Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s speech before the UN General Assembly Wednesday was a call for “constructive talks” between Yemeni groups. Raisi’s speech, which slammed the United States and downplayed hopes …

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• 27 September

  Al-Qaeda Still Potent

  

  A terror group which globalised the concept of Jihad and have existed for more than three decades is not dependent on just one leader for its survival With the recent killing of Al-Qaeda (AQ) chief Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghan capital Kabul a lot of speculation is happening on the future …

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