Eurasia

Scholz term in Germany: how will Turkey policy change?

Olaf Scholz, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), won the elections held on September 26 in Germany. Until a year ago, German social democrats were considered to disappear from the political scene, and it was forecasted that the election would be between Christian Democratic candidate Armin Laschet and …

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Germania, la tentazione tedesca (ed europea): diventare la Svizzera del mondo

Le elezioni tedesche sono arrivate al termine di un’estate che ci ha messo di fronte ad alcune realtà di solito ignorate o rimosse da noi europei: le rivalità geopolitiche, gli assestamenti tellurici nella seconda economia del pianeta di cui il crac di Evergrande è solo un sintomo. E i segni …

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Країна невизначеності: Німеччина без Меркель

«Ви ще побачите Україну без Кучми», – ця саркастична фраза другого українського президента, зрозуміло, мала на увазі, що того політичного устрою, який спостерігався у країні обидва терміни правління Леоніда Кучми і пов’язувався хоча б із відносною стабільністю, заснованою на вмінні Кучми бути третейським суддею у кланових інтересах, ми вже більше …

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Cash Camps: Financing Detainee Activities in Al-Hol and Roj Camps

Over two years since the fall of Baghouz, entities managing the detention facilities holding Islamic State-affiliated adults and minors in northeastern Syria face overwhelming challenges in securing this population, particularly alongside people displaced by conflict in the region. Often characterized as wastelands inhabited by a volatile population living in squalid …

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The Irish Times view on shortages in Britain: living with the costs of Brexit

The decision to limit immigration at a time of severe market shortages of drivers has escalated a squeeze into a crisis The army has been put on standby to make petrol deliveries. Appeals have gone out to retired drivers to return to work. Five thousand short-term visas are being issued …

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Brexit: teraz kryzys paliwowy. Uczmy się na błędach Brytyjczyków

W Wielkiej Brytanii nie brakuje benzyny, ale kierowców, którzy mogliby ją rozwozić. To tylko jeden z symptomów znacznie większego problemu gospodarki – gigantycznego niedoboru pracowników. Miniony weekend w Londynie obfitował w obrazki, które bardziej niż do współczesnej dużej metropolii pasowały do scenografii postapokaliptycznego filmu albo rekonstrukcji czasów wojennych. Przed stacjami …

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Η ελληνογαλλική άνοιξη

Οι σημερινές ανακοινώσεις στο Παρίσι, που αναμένεται να γίνουν παρουσία του προέδρου Εμανουέλ Μακρόν, του πρωθυπουργού Κυριάκου Μητσοτάκη και των υπουργών Εξωτερικών και Εθνικής Αμυνας των δύο χωρών, είναι πολύ σημαντικές για μια σειρά από λόγους, καθένας από τους οποίους έχει ιδιαίτερη αξία. Κατ’ αρχάς η Ελλάδα εμφανίζεται να βρίσκεται …

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The losers of the German election? France, China and Russia

The only thing the potential kingmakers – the FDP and the Greens – have in common is a deep mistrust of Presidents Xi and Putin After the voting comes the horse-trading. The inconclusive results of Germany’s general election look set to confirm the truth of Otto von Bismarck’s advice: Never …

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L’islamo-catholicisme de Patrick Buisson

Ce qui inquiète Patrick Buisson, ce ne sont pas les territoires perdus de la République mais les valeurs perdues de la France chrétienne. Quand il affirme avoir « plus de respect pour une femme voilée que pour une lolita en string », l’essayiste réactionnaire aurait-il, avec la société libérale, un …

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İbrahim Kahveci

Akıl tutulması Ali Babacan deyimi ile söyleyeceğim: “Eskiden de AK Partide slogancılar vardı ama bir de icraatçılar vardı. İcraatçılar gitti, geride slogancılar kaldı.” Evet, AK Parti’de ve ülke yönetiminde sloganlar, semboller ile çözüm arayan bir anlayış hakim. ABD’ye giderken sayın Biden ile başlayan övgü cümleleri, ABD’den dönüşte “Aramız hiç iyi …

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