February, 2023

• 24 February

  One year of the war in Ukraine: Can a parallel be drawn with the war in our country in the 1990s?

  

  Last year was a year of global conflict that will cost everything, agreed Danas interlocutors on the occasion of the anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine. For Sonja Biserko, president of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia, Ukraine showed great courage, and to everyone’s surprise. …

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• 24 February

  Russia policy after the war: A new strategy of containment

  

  As Vladimir Putin’s world-altering war against Ukraine enters its second year, any hope of reviving the post-Cold War European security order depends on defeating Russia in Ukraine. But that will only be the first step in what will be a long struggle—one that calls for an updated strategy of containment. …

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• 24 February

  One Year After: How Putin Got Germany Wrong

  

  Germany, once dangerously dependent on Russian energy, has defied Russian expectations in its reaction to war in Ukraine. One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the magnitude of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategic mistake is becoming clearer every day, but one misjudgment stands out: Germany. Putin considered Germany too dependent …

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• 24 February

  How Countries Have Kept Up Domestic Support for the War in Ukraine

  

  Governments most directly affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine all worry about sustaining domestic support for their policies. One year in, however, they have managed this problem with surprising success. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, leaders in Kyiv and Moscow alike betrayed real doubt about support for the …

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• 24 February

  How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts.

  

  Every year, the United States sends billions of dollars in aid—and much more than any other country—to beneficiaries around the world in pursuit of its security, economic, and humanitarian interests. Heading into 2022, U.S. foreign assistance was driven by various priorities of the Biden administration, including combating climate change, responding …

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• 24 February

  Ukraine: Conflict at the Crossroads of Europe and Russia

  

  Ukraine’s Westward drift since independence has been countered by the sometimes violent tug of Russia, felt most recently with Putin’s 2022 invasion. Introduction Ukraine has long played an important, yet sometimes overlooked, role in the global security order. Today, the country is on the front lines of a renewed great-power …

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• 24 February

  Iran’s currency dips to all-time low, basic prices skyrocket

  

  Recently launched government plans to restore stability to the troubled foreign exchange market proved no remedy, as ordinary Iranians continue to see their pockets shrink. At the closure of Iran’s foreign exchange market on Thursday, the country’s national currency, the rial, nosedived to a new record low. A US dollar …

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• 24 February

  In shift away from US dollar, Iraq to allow trade with China in yuan

  

  Some countries in the region are increasingly looking away from the dollar. The Iraqi Central Bank said on Wednesday that it will conduct trade with China in its currency, the yuan. “Financing of foreign trade with China will be organized directly using the Chinese yuan,” the bank said in a …

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• 24 February

  Al-Monitor/Premise poll: Russia’s role seen as negative in Turkey, Yemen, Iraq

  

  The Russian invasion of Ukraine hurt the region economically, as supply chain disruptions and food shortages topped respondents concerns in Turkey, Egypt, Yemen and Iraq WASHINGTON — One year after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s image has taken a hit in Turkey, Yemen and Iraq, according to the latest Al-Monitor …

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• 24 February

  IEA sets up investment consortium with firms from Russia, Iran

  

  The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) administration has set up a consortium of companies, including some in Russia, Iran and Pakistan, to create an investment plan focusing on power, mining and infrastructure, the commerce minister said on Wednesday. The consortium included 14 Afghan businessmen and foreign companies who would send …

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