Eurasia Press & News

The Biden administration, unlike the administration of President Barack Obama, has decided to take an activist approach to aiding anti-government protests in Iran in response to the death of a young woman (this time for not wearing the required headscarf properly). Not only did President Joe Biden publicly side with …

The Albanian President Bajram Begaj called a meeting of the National Security Council in Tirana on Monday, with senior government officials in attendance, to discuss matters related to the ongoing cyberattacks against state infrastructure by Iran. Over the weekend, the Homeland Justice Telegram channel, which has served as an outlet …

A U.S.-led coalition drone strike in northeastern Syria on Monday killed an Islamic State group militant, a a Kurdish-Syrian security official said. Speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, the official told The Associated Press that the strike targeted the IS member driving a motorcycle in the village …

The delivery of the artillery systems from Slovakia to Ukraine is scheduled to start from 2023. Germany, Norway, and Denmark have decided to jointly purchase 16 ZUZANA-2 self-propelled wheeled tank howitzers from Slovakia to provide additional assistance to Ukraine. The move was announced on 2 October. The procurement of the …

Zelenskiy also thanked the US for providing HIMARS to strengthen the Ukrainian troops’ offensive stance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has confirmed the delivery of national advanced surface-to-air missile systems (NASAMS) from the US, according to media reports. The development follows a recent announcement made by US President Joe Biden to …

Moscow has sustained a series of military defeats in recent weeks, some controlled, while others saw Russian forces routed. The ongoing failures of Russia’s military in Ukraine as Kyiv continues its fight to retake occupied cities bear the hallmark signs of the vulnerabilities of authoritarian regimes, according to Celeste Wallander, …

The war in Ukraine provides us with yet another opportunity to consider what might be done about the wars that continue to ravage the world. The current Russian war of aggression is particularly horrific, featuring a massive military invasion of a smaller, weaker nation, threats of nuclear war, widespread war …

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Moscow promised it would be a short “special military operation.” Yet last week’s annexation by Moscow of Ukrainian territory has probably guaranteed the war will stretch on beyond 2022, as it enters a new, even riskier phase. The annexation of about 15-20 percent of …

Russia retaliated Monday for an attack on a critical bridge by unleashing its most widespread strikes against Ukraine in months, a lethal barrage that smashed civilian targets, knocked out power and water, shattered buildings and killed at least 14 people. Ukraine’s Emergency Service said nearly 100 people were wounded in …

US President Joe Biden has signed a classified policy limiting counterterrorism drone strikes outside conventional war zones, including Afghanistan, New York Times reported this week. The policy requires Biden’s approval before a suspected terrorist is added to a list of those who can be targeted for “direct action,” in a …