April, 2022

• 20 April

  Turkish intel. nabs 2 Daesh terrorists plotting attacks in Syria

  

  Turkish intelligence apprehended two Daesh terrorists in Syria planning to carry out an attack against Turkish forces in Syria, reports said Monday. The National Intelligence Organization (MIT) carried out an operation to determine the whereabouts of Daesh terrorists Orhan Moran and Mustafa Kılıçlı and nabbed them in Syria. The terrorists …

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• 20 April

  ISIS and Al-Qaeda Condemn Muslims Fighting in Russo-Ukrainian War

  

  The reactions of Al Qaeda and ISIS supporters were almost identical; favorably viewing the war as a helpful development for Muslims and jihadis and advising Muslims to not get involved in wars of “crusaders.” On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a widescale invasion of Ukraine, triggering reactions not only from …

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• 20 April

  Danish far-right extremist demonstrations cause riots in Sweden

  

  Rasmus Paludan, the leader of an extremist far-right party in Denmark, says he is back in Copenhagen after huge riots broke out in Sweden when he tried to carry out demonstrations, involving burning copies of the Koran. The leader of the Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party, who has a criminal …

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• 20 April

  Ukraine Becoming For Putin What Afghanistan Was For Brezhnev

  

  Adam Michnik, a senior Polish dissident and editor of Warsaw’s Gazeta Wyborcza, says he is “certain” that the war in Ukraine will become for Vladimir Putin precisely what the war in Afghanistan was for Leonid Brezhnev,” a trap from which there is no easy or obvious way out. Putin has …

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• 20 April

  How Ukraine War Is Changing The World Order

  

  The change in history has been triggered by the Ukraine war, in the heart of Europe and it has given rise to a new order that is going to affect the international arena for decades. In other words, with Washington and Moscow, as the world’s greatest military powers, going head-to-head …

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• 20 April

  France: If Le Pen Wins, It Will Be Macron’s Fault – OpEd

  

  Everyone in Europe is tense watching the elections in France. Though Emmanuel Macron is taking the lead, a Marine Le Pen win is more likely than in the last elections. A Le Pen victory would be catastrophic for the EU and even endanger its existence. Le Pen inherited her father’s …

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• 20 April

  Baltic Sea Mining As An Extension Of The Russian Gray Zone – Analysis

  

  Russian Threat in the Baltic Sea (FPRI) — The current strategic focus of the United States centers around how to confront the challenges presented by this new era of Great Power competition. As the United States shifts its focus on China and pivots to the Pacific, it must find a …

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• 20 April

  Turkish Journalist Details Russian Oligarchs’ Investments In Turkey

  

  On March 15, 2022, Turkish journalist Aytuğ Özçolak published an article titled “Russian Oligarchs In Turkey: Initiatives, Relations, And What They Own.”[1] Özçolak reviews the assets and investments in Turkey of Russian oligarchs including: Leonid Mikhelson, Vagit Alekperov, Vladimir Lisin, Vladimir Potanin, Alexy Mordashov, and Mikhail Fridman. While Western media …

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• 20 April

  Russian Economic Expert Zubarevich: The Sanctions Will Hit Russia In Stages

  

  In an interview with Rosbalt media’s Anna Semenets, economist Professor Natalia Zubarevich of the Moscow State University’s Department of the Social and Economic Geography of Russia, outlines the effect of continuing sanctions. The sanctions full effect will not be perceived at once, as some will have immediate effect, while others …

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• 20 April

  Yemen’s Cease-fire Is Challenging Popular Notions of How Wars End

  

  Earlier this month, the lead U.N. representative for Yemen announced a two-month cease-fire, the first major breakthrough since 2015 in the conflict between the Houthi rebels and Iran on the one side and the Yemeni government and its Gulf backers on the other. The news was a ray of hope …

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