According to reports, the IDF does not have the means to effectively and seriously damage Iran’s nuclear facilities right now. Much has been written in recent months regarding the possibility of an Israeli attack on Iran. On Dec. 2, Mossad Chief David Barnea was quoted as saying, “Iran will not …

Egypt has criticized Turkey’s plan for a two-state peace deal on ethnically divided Cyprus. Egyptian criticism of Turkey’s plan for a two-state solution peace deal on ethnically divided Cyprus has come as the latest sign of ongoing tension between Cairo and Ankara despite previous diplomatic efforts to rebuild their relations. …

Schisms within Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are widening as its leader shifts to convey a moderate image and eliminate more radical rival groups. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) continues to split with rival jihadi groups, according to the classification of the segments supporting this group. Mahmoud Adnan Ajaj, a judge working in …

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had no room to retreat in a standoff with the United States over Ukraine and would be forced into a tough response unless the West dropped its “aggressive line”. Putin addressed his remarks to military officials as Russia pressed for an urgent …

Як сприймуть висунуту п’ятому президентові України підозру в державній зраді на Заході Можна дуже не любити Порошенка. Але в той момент, коли країна потребує міжнародної коаліції для протистояння Путіну, робити з України державу, у якій є політичні репресії, не дуже розумно. А саме так і сприймуть підозру Порошенку на Заході. …

Türkiye, salgın döneminde gerek sağlık ve gerekse de ekonomiye destekler konusunda başarılı bir performans sergiledi. Bir yandan aşı ve sağlık hizmetlerinden faydalanma konusunda tüm vatandaşlarımıza hizmet verilirken, öte yandan sanayici, tüccar, esnaf ve emekçilere kısa çalışma ödeneği, nakdi ücret desteği, işsizlik ödeneği, sosyal yardımlarla ekonomiye katkı ve destek verilmişti. Yeni …

„Nieko apie mus be mūsų pačių“. Ši nuostata vienaip ar kitaip veikia Vidurio ir Rytų Europos raidą jau daugiau nei pusę tūkstančio metų. Tiksliau būtų teigti, kad šis principas teoriškai tiek laiko egzistuoja, tačiau nebuvo realizuojamas. Geopolitiniame kontekste didieji žaidėjai tradiciškai pastumdavo mažuosius į šalį ir priimdavo sprendimus neatsižvelgdami į …

Afterthoughts on a Debate in Washington and Nuclear Non-Proliferation Over the last eight years, Ukraine has – in connection with its pro-Western Euromaidan Revolution of 2013-2014 as well as following territorial conflicts with Russia – become a major issue in US and EU foreign policies. Today, Ukraine’s domestic as well …

Russian policy experts and academic researchers have been upbeat with heated reactions, especially in the local media on the current state of affairs between the United States, Europe and Russia, and the prospects of moving forward. The focus has been on the key questions dealing with the North Atlantic Treaty …

Russia was the world’s third-largest producer of petroleum and other liquids (after the United States and Saudi Arabia) in 2020; it had an annual average of 10.5 million barrels per day (b/d) in total liquid fuels production. Russia was the second-largest producer of dry natural gas in 2020 (second to …