Eurasia Press & News

Yes, in the geopolitical situation in which Georgia finds itself – not being a member of NATO, but having Russian bases on its territory – it could be considered understandable that the rulers there refrain from a clear anti-Russian stance. However, the very similar to the Russian law on “foreign …

According to the new law in Great Britain, refugees without the possibility of asylum should be deported. That is foolish and inhuman. It was the main reason for Brexit: the majority of Britons voted to leave the European Union because they don’t want any refugees on their island. Prime Minister …

Sunak’s new law goes as far as possible under the European Convention. If it fails, we will have to leave The debate about the Channel crossings is as dishonest as with immigration as a whole. The Left has no interest in stopping the waves of migrants who reach our shores, …

Civilian Targeting Trends in the Central African Republic and Mali Introduction On 30 March 2022, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament launched an inquiry into states’ use of private military contractors (PMC), drawing particular attention to the prominent Russian PMC known as the Wagner Group (UK Parliament, 30 …

The remains of more than 7,000 victims of the Bosnian War have not yet been found. The determination of some relatives is passed on to the next generations together with a sense of injustice and helplessness. ida’s journey to the past began about a year and a half ago when …

Rights watchdog’s 50th anniversary report painted a bleak picture of the state of freedom in several countries in the region, although Kosovo bucked the trend. The 2023 annual “Freedom in the World” report by rights organisation Freedom House says several countries in Southeast and Central Europe, except for Kosovo, saw …

In the face of mass protests, the Georgian authorities withdrew from the law in the Russian fashion. What about the aspirations of citizens who overwhelmingly want their country to join the European Union?Will Georgia share the fate of Ukraine? This question accompanies foreign media, which closely follow the civil protests …

Georgian civil society is fending off the so-called agent law – and thus also preventing pro-Russian influence in the country, which aspires to join the EU. Chișinău With European flags and against water cannons, tear gas and autocratic arbitrariness: thousands of people have taken to the streets in Georgia’s capital …

Mercenaries have been a fixture in Africa since the second half of the 20th century. They have been used to protect incumbent leaders or install new ones in conflict zones. Their offering – guns for hire – has remained essentially the same for decades. However, they’ve recently undergone an evolution …

Abstract: On January 18, 2023, the military regime in Burkina Faso demanded that France withdraw its troops from the country within a month, stoking fears that another African country is set to hire the Kremlin’s favorite mercenaries, the Wagner Group, to help contain Burkina Faso’s worsening jihadi insurgency. There seems …