November 26, 2021 Balkans
Serbia expects a “friendly price” for Russian gas when the country’s current supply deal expires on December 31. But analysts are less certain about the political cost. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he will “beg” Russia’s Vladimir Putin for a new gas deal beyond the end of the year when …
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November 26, 2021 Balkans
After making a miraculous recovery and now back in Prague Castle, President Zeman looks set to try to exploit the deep divisions that exist between the broad coalition. Converting a Czech election result into a new government has often taken an age, the fractured political landscape making coalition building a …
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November 26, 2021 Eurasia
King Salman confirmed Saudi Arabia’s belief in the importance of strategic meetings between the Islamic world and the Russian Federation for enhancing regional and international security and stability.In a speech delivered by the Emir of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on behalf of the Saudi king, he said that the Islamic …
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November 26, 2021 Eurasia
Twenty-three-year-old Mohamed Rasheed was at a loss after returning to Iraq from a grueling failed attempt to cross the Belarus-Polish border. “There’s no life for us here. There are no jobs; there is no future,” he told a Washington Post reporter. Another man, who had just disembarked from a repatriation …
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November 26, 2021 Eurasia
Several years ago, before many were talking about artificial intelligence (AI) and its practical applications to the field of battle, retired United States Marine Corps General John Allen, and I began a journey to not only investigate the art of the possible with AI, but also to identify its likely …
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November 26, 2021 Eurasia, Kavkaz, South East Asia
While the United States is adapting to the challenges of a multipolar world and a global geopolitical recalibration, the People’s Republic of China is employing its geo-economic tools to identify power vacuums in the international landscape and to fill the void of American leadership. The combination of former President Donald …
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November 26, 2021 Middle Orient, Turkey
“Biliyorsunuz benim alanım ekonomi”, “Ben ekonomistim” diye başlayan yolculuk, “Evelallah ekonominin kitabını yazdık” seviyesine yükseldi. O seviye yükseldikçe Türk Lirası’nın değeri düşüyor. Maalesef Tayyip Erdoğan kendisini ekonomist olduğuna iyice inandırmış ve bir türlü durmuyor. Onun ekonomist olduğuna başka inanan var mı, işte bundan şüpheliyim. Bence yok. Ama elden bir şey …
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November 26, 2021 Eurasia
Кремль звинувачує Україну у підготовці до військового нападу на Донбасі і згадує про події 2008 року, які призвели до війни в Грузії. Той самий Кремль, який окупував Крим і частину Донбасу. Ці абсурдні заяви лунають на тлі концентрації російських військ поблизу східного кордону України, де за різними оцінками перебувають до …
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November 26, 2021 Eurasia
Почему Россия не будет воевать, а все передвижения войск на границе с Украиной — принуждение США к переговорам. Объясняет Юлия Латынина На этой неделе «Блумберг» опубликовал план возможного вторжения России в Украину, переданный американской разведкой европейским союзникам. Во вторжении, как предполагается, будет участвовать 100 батальонно-тактических групп численностью 100 тысяч человек, …
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November 26, 2021 Middle Orient, Turkey
Bu ekonomik kurtuluş savaşı meselesi kafama takıldı bir kere. Dün sordum, “Kim bu işgalciler, ekonomimizi kimden kurtarıyoruz” diye bir yanıt gelmedi. Ama döviz kurları yükselmeye devam etti. Dün son olarak baktığımda euro 15’e, pound 17’ye dayanmıştı ki, asabım bozulmasın diye bakmaktan vazgeçtim. Her gün bir önceki günden değil, artık her …
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