5 Dec 2021
Asia Minor, Industry, Society
5 Dec 2021
Asia Minor, Industry, Society
Turkish lira tumbles but Erdogan continues to defy economic logic on interest rates
4 Dec 2021
Asia Minor, Industry, Russia & Eastern Europe, Security
Ukraine orders more of Turkey’s effective drones to deter Russia attack
29 Nov 2021
European Institutions, Russia & Eastern Europe, Security, Society
Belarus to host military drills with Russia on Ukraine border
Covid-positive Czech president Zeman appoints new prime minister Fiala from plexiglass box
The Czech Republic’s president, Milos Zeman, who has coronavirus, has appointed the country’s new prime minister, Petr Fiala, from inside…
10 Nov 2021
Poland blames ‘puppet master’ Vladimir Putin for migrant crisis as numbers grow on Belarus border
8 Nov 2021
Thousands condemn Poland’s abortion restrictions after woman dies
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts peace talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has hosted talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Putin invited Azerbaijan President…
21 Nov 2021
Turkey frees Syrian Kurdish singer after detaining him over alleged YPG links
7 Oct 2021
Turkey ratifies Paris climate accord on condition it is listed as non-industrial country
International envoy to Bosnia fears war as Dodik demands separate Serb state
The international community’s leading envoy in Bosnia, Christian Schmidt, has warned of a crisis in the Balkans unless the US…
5 Oct 2021
Bosnian Serb protesters in Banja Luka accuse president of corruption
3 Oct 2021
European Union brokers deal to ease Kosovo-Serbia border tension
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative is often seen as an attempt by Beijing to extend its influence around the…
Belgian Court of Appeal deals blow to Moldovan oligarchs Anatolie and Gabriel Stati
On 16 November 2021, the Belgian Court of Appeal handed down what the Republic of Kazakhstan described as a “ground-breaking…
12 Nov 2021
Islamic observance booms in Uzbekistan after oppressive restrictions lifted
25 Oct 2021
Uzbekistan’s President Mirziyoyev cruises to victory after sham election
Ukraine calls for US help as it fears Russian invasion
Ukraine says it is planning for a possible Russian invasion next year and is calling on its western allies to…
17 Nov 2021
Russia dismisses claims it endangered ISS with missile strike on defunct satellite
8 Oct 2021
Ukraine, Germany and Israel mark 80th anniversary of Nazi massacre of 33,771 Jews
Turkey now masters the skies with devastating military drones
Turkey’s allies have been crushing their enemies on battlefields where they previously faced defeat until they were assisted by Turkish…
25 Oct 2019
Brexit exposes a system unfit for purpose
30 Sep 2019