November 25, 2021 Eurasia
As Russia/Nato passions are stirring once again, we should wind the clock back to seven years ago when the Ukraine crisis began. What’s it all about? The demonstrators in the Maidan, the central square of the capital, Kiev, were motivated by the arguments over a trade agreement with the EU, …
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November 25, 2021 Eurasia
There is a growing danger of a major Russian military move into Ukraine. Nevertheless, the constraints remain significant, making a full-scale Russian military endeavour risky. Instead, a limited military incursion with the aim of achieving the decentralisation of Ukraine is more probable. Ukraine is back on Russia’s agenda. Recent months …
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November 25, 2021 Eurasia
The November 4 arrest and indictment of Igor Danchenko, leaves open the question of just how far Special Counsel John Durham‘s US Department of Justice investigation will go, concerning the flaw-ridden Russiagate narrative? Eli Lake’s November 4 Bloomberg column, suggests that the FBI might’ve been manipulated by the Democratic Party. …
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November 25, 2021 Middle Orient
Following the killing in Jerusalem of Eliyahu Kay by a Hamas member linked to Turkey, and following the exposure of a West Bank Hamas cell led by the Hamas Turkey office, Jerusalem is calling on Ankara to shut down the group’s activities in the country. Israel has intensified its diplomatic …
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November 25, 2021 Africa, Middle Orient
The meeting between the Saudi and Syrian intelligence chiefs is a further step to reintegrate Syria’s role in the Arab League — which is opposed by the United States. Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief Gen. Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan met Nov. 13 with his Syrian counterpart Hussam Luka in Cairo, …
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November 25, 2021 Africa
A delegation of the Russian General Staff visited Tripoli on Nov. 10. The Russian military was received by the chief of staff of the Libyan army controlled by the Presidential Council, Lieutenant General Mohammed al-Haddad, and other leaders of the armed forces operating in western Libya. Col. Gen. Alexei Kim, …
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November 25, 2021 Middle Orient, Turkey
The depreciation of the Turkish lira against the US dollar has resulted in worsening living conditions in Idlib and increased the people’s resentment against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Salvation Government, which they hold primarily responsible for the economic crisis. The depreciation of the Turkish lira against the US dollar …
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November 25, 2021 Middle Orient, Turkey
Turkey’s president has received the lowest grade from consumers in his political career as his controversial economic policy is expected to further fuel inflation in the coming months. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a sharp decline in confidence in his economic management amid the chaotic economic climate he …
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November 25, 2021 Middle Orient, Turkey
Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan dün gerçekleşen ve ilk gündem maddesinin ekonomi olduğunu tahmin ettiğimiz kabine toplantısının ardından yaptığı açıklamada önemli bir kavram attı ortaya. İçinde bulunduğumuz zorlu süreci “ekonomik kurtuluş savaşı” olarak tanımladı. 2010 sonrasında ne yaşandığını bilenler bu tanımın durup dururken ortaya atılmadığını da iyi bilir. Gezi’den 15 Temmuz’a formları değişse …
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November 25, 2021 Balkans
Όταν το Κόμμα Δικαιοσύνης και Ανάπτυξης αναλάμβανε την εξουσία στην Τουρκία το 2002, η τουρκική λίρα ήταν σχεδόν ισότιμη με το ευρώ. Σήμερα, ένα ευρώ αξίζει 12,5 λίρες. Μέχρι και το 2013, η τουρκική οικονομία παρουσιαζόταν ως ένα success story νεοφιλελεύθερων μεταρρυθμίσεων που περιλάμβαναν δημοσιονομική πειθαρχία, απορρύθμιση των σχέσεων εργασίας …
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