July, 2021

• 18 July

  Syria, Iran Discuss Coordination to Confront Economic Terrorism

  

  Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal al-Mekdad on Thursday received an Iranian Foreign Ministry delegation led by Assistant Foreign Minister Reza Najafi. The two sides discussed laying the foundations for cooperation in different domains, particularly fighting terrorism targeting them, with emphasis on its economic form represented by unilateral coercive …

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• 18 July

  Why Have Iran’s Militias Stepped Up Attacks Against U.S. Forces in Syria?

  

  Attacks by Iran’s militias on U.S. bases around Syria are a way for Tehran to put pressure on the U.S., as part of the Nuclear Deal negotiations, according to Baladi News. Attacks against U.S. forces, leading the international coalition against ISIS, have become more and more frequent. Most recently, a …

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• 18 July

  Russia Wants to Separate Political Settlement from Reconstruction

  

  Remarks by Russian officials following the Astana-16 meeting revealed that Russia continues to insist that Bashar al-Assad remains in power and that political settlement should be a topic separate from the reconstruction. In fact, while the West maintains its position of refusing to finance reconstruction before a UN-sponsored political settlement, …

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• 18 July

  Joseph Daher: Iran Failed to Translate Political and Military Influence into Sizable Economic Gains

  

  Joseph Daher is a researcher specializing in political economy. He wrote extensively on Syria and Lebanon, and most notably authored “Syria after the Uprisings, The Political Economy of State Resilience.” He is affiliated with the European University Institute and its Wartime and Postconflict in Syria program. The Syrian Observer: Recent …

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• 16 July

  Turkey’s Gambit in Afghanistan

  

  Turkey has undertaken to protect Kabul’s airport. It is a risky job, but also one which promises some substantial strategic rewards. The Taliban do not shy away from assertive statements, nor do they hesitate to commit war crimes. So, this week’s statement by the group castigating Turkey’s offer to remain …

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• 16 July

  Afghanistan and the UK: Confounded Hopes, Tragedy and What Can Still Be Done

  

  Prolonging the UK military presence in Afghanistan would not have helped so long as the fundamental problem of the absence of a strategy remained unaddressed. But the manner of leaving and what follows still matter a great deal to the UK. It feels a lot like 1989. Once again, the …

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• 16 July

  Why the West Lost in Afghanistan – And How Afghans Might Win

  

  As NATO troops prepare to leave Afghanistan by 11 September in the face of a Taliban surge, a question remains unanswered: why did the international intervenors fail in their mission to bring stability to Afghanistan? Five reasons stand out: The West’s best wasn’t good enough. The lives of 3,500 international …

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• 16 July

  Суверенът каза, че може

  

  С един изпреварващ, хитър ход Слави Трифонов успя да сложи всички останали политически сили в шах, обръщайки ги в оправдателен режим. Посланието на водещия, превърнал се в най-силния политик у нас към момента, е пределно ясно – “или се съобразявате с мен, или отиваме към нови избори”. Сега бившият водещ …

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• 16 July

  Литва дает отпор “белорусской гибридной агрессии”

  

  Сейм Литвы принял резолюцию, в которой назвал нелегальных мигрантов “гибридными агрессорами” и инструментом для “дестабилизации ситуации” в стране. А глава Минобороны обвинил белорусские власти в “покровительстве” организаторам миграционного кризиса, обрушившегося на прибалтийскую республику. Арвидас Анушаускас заявил, что нелегальные мигранты перед пересечением границы проходят инструктаж со стороны “людей в камуфляже”. Им …

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• 16 July

  Po wyroku TSUE. Nadciąga zmęczenie taką Polską w Unii

  

  Polska pod rządami Kaczyńskiego postrzegana jest w europejskich kuluarach coraz częściej jako „chory człowiek” Unii. Opinii europejskiej trudno zrozumieć i zaakceptować skrajny eurosceptycyzm obecnego obozu rządzącego. PiS rządzi Polską za pomocą trzech narzędzi: siania chaosu, przedstawiania swych przeciwników i krytyków jako rzekomych zdrajców, agentów wpływu i wrogów katolickiej tożsamości narodu …

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