Eurasia Press & News
Dans un communiqué du 27 août, le ministère des Affaires étrangères turc a vivement réagi aux propos tenus la veille par Emmanuel Macron sur l’influence de la Turquie en Afrique, lors du second jour de sa visite officielle en Algérie. « Extrêmement regrettable ». C’est l’expression utilisée par le porte-parole …
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August, 2022
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31 August
‘Peace process’ is dead, as is fragile ceasefire in Ethiopia
PM Abiy has used starvation as a weapon, while negotiations have sputtered due to mistrust and weak international oversight. The long-anticipated renewed round of war between the Federal Government of Ethiopia against the Tigrayans began at dawn on August 24. The first shots were fired on the southern borders of …
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31 August
Whose war is the US fighting in Syria, and why?
American troops have been exchanging fire with alleged Iran-backed militas all week. The timing is curious, and dangerous. U.S. forces in Syria have been carrying out strikes against “Iran-backed” militias this week in response to a recent drone attack on the American base at Tanf and rocket attacks at two …
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31 August
Why US hegemony is incompatible with a ‘rules-based international order’
A bad argument for invading the Solomon Islands reflects the inherent conflict between America’s dominance and its purported liberal values. There is no shortage of bad ideas circulating in U.S. foreign policy discourse. On occasion, however, a particularly poor argument can be helpful insofar as it reveals something noteworthy about …
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31 August
Official Close to Hezbollah Assassinated in Damascus Countryside
Unknown individuals assassinated the commander of the Baath Brigades, a close figure to the Lebanese Hezbollah party, in the countryside of Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday. The official was assassinated in recent Israeli shelling in the Damascus countryside, said the Observatory.
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31 August
History As It Happens: Ayman al-Zawahiri and the future of al Qaeda
One year after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan ended America’s nation-building project in the “graveyard of empires,” the Taliban-led country faces mass starvation and state collapse. Amidst that cauldron of human misery is what remains of al Qaeda, the terrorist group whose jihadist violence led the U.S. into Afghanistan way …
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31 August
Suspected ISIS militants kill Kurdish shepherd in Kirkuk
As a result of the clashes, Zirak Zahir, a Kurdish shepherd, and a militant were killed, he said. The other assailant fled the scene. A Kurdish shepherd was killed in southeast Kirkuk on Sunday by suspected ISIS militants, a security source told Kurdistan 24.
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31 August
Iraqis heed cleric’s plea to leave streets after clashes
Armed supporters of a powerful Iraqi cleric who clashed with security forces in the capital began to withdraw from the streets Tuesday, restoring a measure of calm after a serious escalation of the nation’s political crisis. Following two days of deadly unrest that sparked fears instability might spread throughout the …
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31 August
Afghanistan’s Women Are on Their Own
How the International Community Turned Its Back Life under the Taliban is the worst women’s rights crisis on the planet. When the Taliban returned to power last August, they imposed immediate and brutal restrictions, the harshest of which were reserved for women. They quickly imposed a ban on girls’ secondary …
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31 August
Beijing’s Debts Come Due
How a Burst Real-Estate Bubble Threatens China’s Economy The Chinese real estate sector is teetering. The largest private Chinese developer has defaulted on its external bonds. Most developers are struggling to refinance their domestic bonds. Home prices have gone down for the last 11 months. New construction is down 45 …
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