January, 2023

• 18 January

  Švajcarski list: Šta se krije iznad nikad boljih odnosa Beograda i Budimpešte?

  

  Nikad bolji odnosi Beograda i Budimpešte počivaju na sličnom sistemu vladavine, piše Noje cirher cajtung. List ocenjuje da je rat u Ukrajini i bliskost Moskvi još učvrstila savezništvo Vučića i Orbana. Kad je Kosovo sredinom decembra simbolično podnelo zahtev za kandidaturu za EU, nije reagovala nijedna od pet članica koje …

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• 18 January

  Iraq’s Sadr indicates return to politics in public prayer session

  

  Muqtada al-Sadr organized a public prayer on Friday, making a comeback to politics after months of silence. Following months of silence, Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for his supporters to hold a unified Friday prayer today in Baghdad and a number of other cities. The prayer was preceded by …

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• 18 January

  Syrian refugees in Turkey watch uneasily as Erdogan warms to Assad

  

  Syrians in Turkey are wary of losing refuge as the Turkish President eyes dialogue with Assad Turkey’s bid to reconcile with the Syrian government has left many Syrian refugees in the country on tenterhooks as Ankara faces pressure to cut a deal with Damascus on the return of the Syrians …

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• 18 January

  Syrian Kurdish commander wants peace with Turkey, but will ‘fully’ resist attack

  

  In an interview with Al-Monitor, Syrian Democratic Forces head Mazlum Kobane said he expects a Turkish attack in February, and warned Ankara should not punish Syria’s Kurds over its own failure to resolve its own domestic issues. Turkey has renewed threats to launch another ground offensive in northeast Syria. Speaking …

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• 18 January

  Economists Say Global Recession Likely In 2023, But Pressures On Food, Energy And Inflation May Be Peaking

  

  A majority of the World Economic Forum’s Community of Chief Economists expect a global recession in 2023, see geopolitical tensions continuing to shape the global economy, and anticipate further monetary tightening in the United States and Europe. These are the key findings of the Chief Economists Outlook, launched Monday at the …

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• 18 January

  NATO Secretary General Meets With Member Of Presidency Of Bosnia And Herzegovina

  

  Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Denis Bećirović, member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to NATO Headquarters on Monday (16 January 2023). Mr. Stoltenberg stressed that the stability of the whole region of the Western Balkans is of strategic importance to the Alliance, as mentioned in the Strategic …

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• 18 January

  Former Iranian Diplomats Criticize Tehran’s Foreign Policy

  

  Senior former Iranian diplomats have slammed Tehran for failing to revive the nuclear deal and supplying drones to Russia in Ukraine, warning that the country risks becoming economically weakened and isolated. Hamid Aboutalebi, a former political adviser to Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s previous president, tweeted on Monday that “Iranian foreign policy …

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• 18 January

  Reshaping Geopolitics: The Middle Powers’ Response To The Ukraine Crisis – Analysis

  

  Russia’s war against Ukraine, which is now almost a year old and showing no signs of moving towards any compromise or resolution, has forced states world over to recalibrate their geopolitical positionings as warfare once again returned to Europe coupled with a looming big power competition between the United States …

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• 18 January

  In Responding To State, Russians Have Three Options: Submission, Protest Or Flight – OpEd

  

  When the Kremlin makes demands on them as in the case of its war in Ukraine, Russians have three options – submission, protest or flight, Natalya Zubarevich says. The vast majority submit, a small and declining number protest, and the big question is how many more will choose flight. The …

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• 18 January

  RIA Novosti: Prvi dobrovoljci iz Srbije počeli borbenu obuku u regionu Zaporožje (VIDEO)

  

  Prvi srpski dobrovoljci u regionu Zaporožje počeli su da prolaze borbenu obuku u regionu u sklopu Dobrovoljačkog bataljona Sudoplatov, javila je agencija RIA Novosti. „Srpski dobrovoljci, zajedno sa borcima iz Rusije, učestvuju u svim borbenim vežbama na jednom od terena za obuku regiona Zaporožje za dalje učešće u specijalnoj vojnoj …

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