November, 2021

• 25 November

  Ukraine Is Back On Russia’s Agenda – Analysis

  

  There is a growing danger of a major Russian military move into Ukraine. Nevertheless, the constraints remain significant, making a full-scale Russian military endeavour risky. Instead, a limited military incursion with the aim of achieving the decentralisation of Ukraine is more probable. Ukraine is back on Russia’s agenda. Recent months …

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• 25 November

  Nouveau McCarthyism And US-Russian Relations – OpEd

  

  The November 4 arrest and indictment of Igor Danchenko, leaves open the question of just how far Special Counsel John Durham‘s US Department of Justice investigation will go, concerning the flaw-ridden Russiagate narrative? Eli Lake’s November 4 Bloomberg column, suggests that the FBI might’ve been manipulated by the Democratic Party. …

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• 25 November

  Israel calls on Ankara to close Hamas offices in Turkey

  

  Following the killing in Jerusalem of Eliyahu Kay by a Hamas member linked to Turkey, and following the exposure of a West Bank Hamas cell led by the Hamas Turkey office, Jerusalem is calling on Ankara to shut down the group’s activities in the country. Israel has intensified its diplomatic …

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• 25 November

  Saudi, Syrian intelligence chiefs meet in Cairo

  

  The meeting between the Saudi and Syrian intelligence chiefs is a further step to reintegrate Syria’s role in the Arab League — which is opposed by the United States. Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief Gen. Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan met Nov. 13 with his Syrian counterpart Hussam Luka in Cairo, …

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• 25 November

  Moscow builds ties with Tripoli government before December vote

  

  A delegation of the Russian General Staff visited Tripoli on Nov. 10. The Russian military was received by the chief of staff of the Libyan army controlled by the Presidential Council, Lieutenant General Mohammed al-Haddad, and other leaders of the armed forces operating in western Libya. Col. Gen. Alexei Kim, …

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• 25 November

  Deteriorating Turkish lira hurts residents in Syria’s Idlib

  

  The depreciation of the Turkish lira against the US dollar has resulted in worsening living conditions in Idlib and increased the people’s resentment against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Salvation Government, which they hold primarily responsible for the economic crisis. The depreciation of the Turkish lira against the US dollar …

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• 25 November

  Erdogan’s credibility plunges along with lira

  

  Turkey’s president has received the lowest grade from consumers in his political career as his controversial economic policy is expected to further fuel inflation in the coming months. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a sharp decline in confidence in his economic management amid the chaotic economic climate he …

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• 25 November

  Ekonomik kurtuluş savaşı ve spekülasyon ittifakı

  Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan dün gerçekleşen ve ilk gündem maddesinin ekonomi olduğunu tahmin ettiğimiz kabine toplantısının ardından yaptığı açıklamada önemli bir kavram attı ortaya. İçinde bulunduğumuz zorlu süreci “ekonomik kurtuluş savaşı” olarak tanımladı. 2010 sonrasında ne yaşandığını bilenler bu tanımın durup dururken ortaya atılmadığını da iyi bilir. Gezi’den 15 Temmuz’a formları değişse …

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• 25 November

  Η τουρκική οικονομία

  Όταν το Κόμμα Δικαιοσύνης και Ανάπτυξης αναλάμβανε την εξουσία στην Τουρκία το 2002, η τουρκική λίρα ήταν σχεδόν ισότιμη με το ευρώ. Σήμερα, ένα ευρώ αξίζει 12,5 λίρες. Μέχρι και το 2013, η τουρκική οικονομία παρουσιαζόταν ως ένα success story νεοφιλελεύθερων μεταρρυθμίσεων που περιλάμβαναν δημοσιονομική πειθαρχία, απορρύθμιση των σχέσεων εργασίας …

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• 25 November

  A Neglected Crisis in Bosnia Threatens to Boil Over

  

  Bosnia-Herzegovina could be on the brink of a political collapse that triggers a new conflagration in the Balkans. There is a growing consensus among experts that this is the country’s most dangerous moment since the 1995 Dayton Accords, which ended a war that cost 100,000 lives and displaced more than …

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