Eurasia Press & News

In a conversation in 2020 with Princeton Professor Emeritus, Richard Falk, he told me that historically, colonised nations that have won the legitimacy war have always won their freedom. Palestine is unlikely to be the exception. The Gaza war, however, is confronting the world with an unprecedented challenge, specifically to …

The fact of the matter is that Egypt’s position towards this conflict was pivotal in determining its dynamics and the arguably genocidal consequences in the present. Its leadership’s hatred of Hamas is entirely responsible for why this country didn’t play a greater role in trying to alleviate the Palestinians’ suffering. …

What happens in the Middle East will not be contained there, so the European Union should prepare for this by reaffirming its values. The second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 will be a reminder to Europeans that a safe and secure security paradigm for Europe is …

Emerging countries in the “global South” are resisting Western narratives on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which isn’t such a bad thing. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva created controversy last Sunday, while attending the African Union summit, when he stated, “What’s happening in the Gaza Strip isn’t a war, it’s …

As Tehran moves toward consolidating its regional power, will it agree to ultimately disarm its Arab allies? Can it afford not to? Reports in recent weeks as the Gaza war continues indicate that Iran has asked its allies throughout the Middle East to pause their attacks against U.S. forces, fearing …

America can stop the carnage and famine in Gaza, but has not done so. Surely, this makes it complicit in the mass killings there. As the horror in Gaza continues, Americans in particular should repeat one simple proposition to themselves: Their government is complicit in prolonging a war in which …

In an interview, Harith Hasan discusses Baghdad’s Development Road project, and sees obstacles ahead. Harith Hasan is a nonresident senior fellow at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, and a resercher at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. His research focuses on Iraq, sectarianism, identity politics, …

Turnout in Iran’s national polls was historically low, marking the third vote in a row in which most people stayed away. In parallel, conservatives tightened their hold on the Islamic Republic’s institutions. The two trends together highlight the growing gap between state and society. On 1 March, Iran held its …

L’ambassadeur de Suisse à Moscou a été convoquée ce 12 mars au ministère russe des Affaires étrangères, suite au feu vert donné par les parlementaires suisses à l’élaboration d’une base juridique permettant de confisquer les biens russes en Suisse et de les reverser à l’Ukraine. La diplomatie russe a accusé …

Le 24 février 2022, Vladimir Poutine, président de la Fédération de Russie annonce le déclenchement et les objectifs d’une opération spéciale russe en Ukraine. Surprenante pour certains, attendue au point d’être annoncée par d’autres, cette opération conduite avec des effectifs très limités au départ, à un contre trois, obtient d’emblée …