August, 2021

• 29 August

  Kheder Khaddour: Currently, Decentralization is Not Realistic in Syria

  The Syrian Observer sits with Kheder Khaddour, a researcher at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, focusing on local identities in the Levant and particularly in Syria, to discuss decentralization. Calls for decentralization in Syria have multiplied recently. While the Syrian Democratic Council referred to it as a …

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• 28 August

  Syria regime targets Daraa with rockets as negotations falter

  

  Syrian regime forces shelled Daraa on Thursday as disagreements between the local negotiation committee and residents caused the truce to collapse. Syrian regime forces launched a flurry of rockets and artillery at the southern city of Daraa Al-Balad and surrounding towns on Thursday, as a deal to end a two-month …

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• 28 August

  Turkish Opposition Exploits Discontent over Refugees to Target Erdogan

  While the Turkish opposition has been using public unhappiness over rising numbers of refugees from Afghanistan and other countries to challenge President Erdogan’s government, xenophobic violence has also been increasing. “Border equals honour” was the slogan on a huge banner that was hung from the façade of the headquarters of …

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• 28 August

  Forceful Displays And Soft Rhetoric: Central Asia’s Response To Developments In Afghanistan – Analysis

  

  The swift fall of the Afghan government and Taliban takeover over the past few weeks poses challenges for the countries to the north. Central Asian governments desire a stable and secure government in Afghanistan that can prevent the spillover of a destabilizing conflict across their borders. In addition, while Afghanistan …

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• 28 August

  Will The Taliban Stay United To Govern, Or Splinter Into Regional Fiefdoms? – Analysis

  

  As the Taliban transforms its military chain of command into a governing structure for Afghanistan, alliances and tribal configurations that kept two rival Taliban factions together in recent years are now being tested. “Conquering a country is always the easy part. Ruling it, in Afghanistan’s case, is the difficult bit,” …

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• 28 August

  Biden Military Betrays Misguided Priorities – OpEd

  

  Carlos Del Toro, Joe Biden’s choice for Secretary of the Navy, has four priorities but only one involves protecting the United States from foreign adversaries, the sole legitimate purpose of the U.S. military. The first priority in Del Toro’s “four C’s is China, followed by culture, climate and covid. Del …

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• 28 August

  Widmo rządu z postkomunistami krąży po Niemczech

  

  „NATO to anachronizm. Trzeba stworzyć system bezpieczeństwa z udziałem Rosji”. Czy partia z takim programem może się niedługo znaleźć w rządzie Niemiec? Wielkie poruszenie miesiąc przed wyborami do Bundestagu. W niedzielę pojawił się pierwszy sondaż, w którym dotychczasowy faworyt i zarazem największa partia Niemiec, CDU/CSU, zrównała się z socjaldemokratyczną SPD. …

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• 28 August

  Ola Tedin Tyskland är inte bara Angela Merkel.

  

  Utgången av förbundsdagsvalet i Tyskland om ganska precis en månad är fortfarande så osäker som ett val någonsin kan vara. Opinionsundersökningarna svänger kraftigt och inte minst de två kristdemokratiska systerpartierna CDU/CSU har pendlat från att ha varit helt uträknat till största parti. Att inom loppet av två dagar gå från …

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• 28 August

  Luc de Barochez – L’échec afghan laisse l’Otan moribonde

  

  ÉDITO. L’Europe devrait saisir l’occasion pour rompre avec sa sujétion aux États-Unis et réinventer l’alliance transatlantique. Emmanuel Macron avait raison, avec deux ans d’avance. L’Otan est bel et bien en état de « mort cérébrale ». Estourbie par son échec en Afghanistan. Depuis vingt ans, elle consacrait l’essentiel de son …

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• 28 August

  Più che la democrazia, abbiamo esportato inflazione e rancore

  

  La resa dei conti. Investito in sviluppo un 20° di quanto speso per guerreggiare. E solo un decimo di quel 20° è finito in progetti agricoli, per un popolo a cui non restava altro che coltivare oppio. A chi presentare il conto della disfatta? I paesi Nato potrebbero almeno accollarsi, …

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