European integration in a fragmenting world
Sep 03,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Javier Solana MADRID — Global stability is a fragile asset, as the war in Ukraine and heightened tensions over Taiwan have recently shown. In […]
I asked people who know John Bolton about the claims in his book. This is what they told me
‘I’d love to see a case end up in the Supreme Court’ Andrew FeinbergWashington DC @AndrewFeinberg 9 hours ago Show a reasonably politically aware American (or occasional cable news viewer) a […]
Which superpower will win the battle of hypocrisy? The 125,000 civilian casualties of the two Chechen wars elicited far less passion in the West than the fatalities in Syria
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Strange, isn’t it, how every time we have a “crisis” in the Middle East, the Russians step in to take advantage of it? Or so it looks. No sooner have we identified Isis/the Islamic Caliphate/Daesh as the most apocalyptic, end-of-the-world antagonist since Hitler/Napoleon/Nero/Genghis Khan, than […]
Tatar Sunni Muslims pose a threat to Russia’s occupation of Crimea
theguardian: by Andrew Wilson — Russia may be tightening its grip on Crimea, with little resistance to date, but they have yet to face the Crimean Tatar factor. There are 266,000 Crimean Tatars in Crimea, over 13% of the local population. They are Sunni Muslim, traditionally pro-Ukrainian, and much better […]
Ukraine and the ‘Little Cold War’
Ukraine and the ‘Little Cold War’ Geopolitical Weekly Tuesday, March 4, 2014 – 03:09 Print Text Size Stratfor Editor’s Note: In place of George Friedman’s regular Geopolitical Weekly, this column is derived from two chapters of Friedman’s 2009 book, The Next 100 Years. We are running this abstract of the […]
Muslim Tatars Of Crimea Lie Low Following Russia’s Seizure Of Ukrainian Peninsula
Huff Post: by Alissa De Carbonel — (Reuters) – Only five days ago, Tatars of Ukraine’s Crimea came out in their thousands, chanting Allahu Akbar in a show of loyalty to the new authorities in Kiev and opposition to separatist demands by the region’s Russian ethnic majority. But now, with […]
Russian parliament approves troop deployment in Ukraine
Source: BBC Russia’s upper house of parliament has approved President Putin’s request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine. He had asked that Russian forces be used “until the […]
Ukraine crisis : Swiss-led OSCE seen as ideal mediator in Ukraine
by Renat Kuenzi, swissinfo.ch February 26, 2014 – 16:26 Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter – who this year also acts as Swiss president and OSCE chairman – appointed senior diplomat Tim Guldimann as special envoy for Ukraine at the beginning of the week. Burkhalter also travelled to New York and Washington […]
Robert Fisk: Ukraine’s future is tied up with Syria’s – and Vladimir Putin is crucial to both
by Robert Fisk, The Independent No one in the Middle East will be studying Ukraine’s violent tragedy with more fascination – and deeper concern – than President Bashar al-Assad of […]
Police, protesters clash after Ukraine’s president offers foes posts
Global Post: KIEV (Reuters) – Police clashed with protesters who blockaded a building in central Kiev on Sunday and the fate of Ukraine’s government was up in the air after […]
Ukrainian Muslims: Problems Resolved? Interview with Dr. Emad Abu Ar-Rub, Head of Fatwa Committee
By Shahira Mahran OnIslam.net’s Staff Wednesday, 12 June 2013 00:00 Emad Abu Ar-rub Emad Abu Ar-Rub is the Head of Fatwa Committee in Ukraine, and the Imam of Al-Massar Islamic […]
Egypt charges 2 Israelis, Ukrainian with smuggling weapons
By SARAH EL DEEB | AP CAIRO: Egypt’s state prosecutor on Monday charged two Israelis and a Ukrainian with smuggling weapons and trying to implicate Egyptian security, the first case of its kind against foreigners since longtime President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February. A statement from the prosecutor’s office […]