Recent Posts

Yemeni government retakes Shabwa province from Houthis

The advance could relieve pressure on embattled Marib if pro-government forces can hold their ground. Yemeni pro-government forces claimed to have retaken the country’s entire southern province of Shabwa from Houthi rebels. The Giants Brigade, a pro-government militia backed by the United Arab Emirates, claimed to have captured the province …

Read More »

Iraqi forces arrest Syrian ‘infiltrators’ at border

Iraq announced a similar incident late last year. Iraqi forces arrested several people who allegedly attempted to enter the country illegally via the Syrian border today. Iraq’s Security Media Cell said 62 “infiltrators” of Syrian nationality were arrested. The Iraqi border guard and the Kurdistan Region’s peshmerga forces conducted the …

Read More »

Syria joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The admission of Syria into the Chinese economic project is the latest sign of strengthening relations between Damascus and Beijing. Syria has joined a major Chinese initiative on global trade, infrastructure and connectivity. The head of Syria’s Planning and International Cooperation Commission, Fadi al-Khalil, signed a memorandum of understanding with …

Read More »

Russia’s New ‘Conservative’ Ideology To Counter Liberalism

Renowned Russian academic Sergey Karaganov describes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s speech at the latest October Valdai Forum[1] as the “first major and strong call for reinventing Russian ideology for Russia and the world.”[2] Indeed, Putin’s speech can be viewed as an ideological manifesto that tries to put Russia back in …

Read More »

Με διαφορετικές βλέψεις ΗΠΑ και Ρωσία στη Γενεύη

Ελάχιστοι τρέφουν αυταπάτες για το αποτέλεσμα των διαπραγματεύσεων που ξεκίνησαν χθες στη Γενεύη μεταξύ των ΗΠΑ και της Ρωσίας. Οι δύο χώρες πραγματοποιούν συνομιλίες που αφορούν στην αρχιτεκτονική ασφάλειας της ευρωπαϊκής ηπείρου. Η Ουκρανία αποτελεί ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα αγκάθια, όχι ότι δεν υπάρχουν και άλλα σοβαρά θέματα, στα οποία …

Read More »