M onday 11 December, during a surprise visit at the Syrian airbase of Khmeimim, currently leased by Russia, Vladimir Putin announced a partial pullout of the Russian contingent in the country, stating that “over…
[dropcap size=small]T his year St. Nicholas has brought a very special present, at least for Israel. On the 6th of December, US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, therefore brushing aside the…
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[dropcap size=small]T Turkey and Israel were once close allies, bonded as two states surrounded by hostile regimes. However, Turkey has stated in recent days that US President Donald Trump’s move to declare…
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[dropcap size=small]C entral Asia is not exactly a region of primary interest to many decision makers in Brussels and wider Europe. There is, however, a profound political and economic risk in ignoring…
A politically diverse group of senior MEPs criticized, in a panel debate held yesterday, the European Union’s current policy on Iran. On the eve of Human Rights Day, they called for a new approach…
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[dropcap size=small]I ran’s theocratic regime, which has maintained power domestically via brutal oppression for over four decades, is continuing…
As Saudi Arabia asserts itself in unprecedented fashion in its regional struggle with Iran, speculation abounds that Riyadh is acting in concert with the United States and Israel to change the balance of power in the…
L awyers may seem an unlikely bunch to go on strike, especially in Russia. Yet, in September and October, lawyers’ associations in several Russian regions (Sverdlovsk, in the Urals, Chelyabinsk, near Kazakhstan, and Karelia,…
[dropcap size=small]O ne week after the breakdown of German coalition talks, things are slowly moving into gear.
Following an intervention by the German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Social Democrats (SPD) abandoned their outright rejection…
[dropcap size=small]M agic bullets, hypodermic needles and the media. It’s an odd mix, but it can help to explain why at least some people simply believe whatever they are told.
According to the magic…