Eine unabhängige Zentralbank darf sich nicht anmaßen, Politik in Feldern zu betreiben, die zum Terrain gewählter Politiker gehören. Mit ihrer neuen Strategie begibt sich die EZB in Gefahr, ihr Mandat zu überdehnen. Die Europäische Zentralbank hat ein seit ihrer Gründung unverändertes Mandat, das als vorrangiges Ziel die Sicherung der Preisstabilität …
Read More »Israel security institute: ‘Israel needs to occupy Gaza to deter Hamas’
According to an Israeli security research institute, the repeated failure to deter Hamas makes it necessary for Israel to occupy the Gaza Strip and overthrow the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement. According to Sama News Agency, in an article written by the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security’s Israeli security expert …
Read More »Erdogan: ‘We are present in Libya, Iraq, Syria, Azerbaijan, and will remain there’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday that his country is present in Libya, Azerbaijan, Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean and will remain in these areas. This came in a speech delivered by Erdogan on Friday, during his inspection of the tank track factory in the north-western Turkish state …
Read More »The Point of No Return? Cross-Border Aid in Syria Under Threat
Nearly 3.4 million Syrians are at risk of losing access to humanitarian aid facilitated through UN Security Council Resolution 2533, expiring on July 10. The Security Council will vote today on two resolutions to extend Syria’s cross-border aid, after deliberations over the number of approved border crossings, time frames, and …
Read More »The Changing Nature of Espionage & Intelligence during the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is still surging in many parts of the world, due primarily to slow vaccination rates and the spread of virulent variants. Espionage, particularly human intelligence (HUMINT), has been forced to adapt to a host of significant changes induced by the pandemic.
Read More »Chinese Media Outlet Duowei: Beijing Appears To Be Considering Abandoning Its ‘Wolf Warrior’ Foreign Policy
On June 6, 2021, a bipartisan team of U.S. senators visited Taiwan, arriving aboard a C-17 U.S. military transport plane. Netizens from Mainland China were surprised that Beijing did not react strongly to the presence of a U.S. military airplane in Taiwan, since in the past Chinese diplomats and media …
Read More »Egypt, Sudan exchange strong words with Ethiopia at UN session on Nile dam
The three countries discussed Ethiopia’s mega-dam at a UN Security Council meeting; significant disagreements remain between the three parties as Ethiopia fills the dam for the second year in a row. The UN Security Council session on Ethiopia’s Nile River dam got heated Thursday as Egypt and Sudan voiced serious …
Read More »Hamas leader Meshaal reaches out to Riyadh on Saudi TV
After a decadelong hiatus, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal spoke to Saudi Arabia’s Al-Arabiya TV, promoting the resumption of relations with Saudi Arabia. The head of Hamas’ political bureau abroad, Khaled Meshaal, has recently called on Saudi Arabia to resume relations with the Hamas movement, and praised Riyadh’s historical role in …
Read More »Turkey arrests alleged Gulen supporters for trying to flee to Greece
Many supporters of the outlawed Gulen movement have tried to enter Greece since the crackdown against them in Turkey following the 2016 coup. Turkish authorities arrested a group of people for allegedly seeking to enter Greece illegally Thursday, and accused some of them of belonging to the outlawed Gulen movement. …
Read More »Iranian commander says border ‘fully secure’ after Taliban seizes key town
The Taliban has gained control of a border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran ahead of the pending US troop withdrawal. The Taliban has taken control of a major Iran-Afghanistan border crossing, prompting a response from an Iranian commander. Iran and the Islamic fundamentalist movement have cordial relations ahead of the …
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