Ukraine War, April 14, 2023: Avoiding war with China, and Chinese military aid to Russia
1) Nicholas Kristoff, “How to Avoid a War With China” New York Times, April 12, 2023; 2) Thomas L. Friedman, “America, China and a Crisis…
Read More1) Nicholas Kristoff, “How to Avoid a War With China” New York Times, April 12, 2023; 2) Thomas L. Friedman, “America, China and a Crisis…
Read MoreSee Stefan Kornelius, “Putins Machtspiele; Ruhe in der Ukraine, Druck in Syrien. Russlands Präsident sendet rätselhafte Signale. Sucht er einen Weg aus der Isolation? Oder…
Developing Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi has visited Vladimir Putin in Russia, seeking to build closer relations with the Russian dictator and his authoritarian state. As…
Developing Obama seems to have opposed stronger action in Syria and in opposing Russian aggression in the Ukraine out of some demented belief that he…
President Barack Obama has been very careful to enunciate clearly the acronym of the terrorist organization whose forces have taken Mosul and have been rapidly…
What is going on in Egypt? The referendum on the draft constitution to be held on January 14-15, 2014 holds the promise of a transition…
For an incisive analysis of the final negotiations and deliberations of the “Committee of 50” charged with with drafting Egypt’s new constitution, see “On the…
The new draft constitution builds upon past achievements, and contains some notably progressive articles. It is being translated into English as quickly as possible. Articles…
See Jonathan S. Landay (McClatchy Washington Bureau), “U.S. allowed Italian kidnap prosecution to shield higher-ups, ex-CIA officer says,” McClatchy, July 27, 2013. Greg Miller, “Ex-CIA…
UPDATE: Military in Egypt reportedly plan to appoint jurist as interim prime minister; el-Baradei will be his deputy. See “Wende im Machtkampf: Sozialdemokrat al-Din soll…
BEIRUT: Intense fighting in the central Syrian city of Homs has left 60 to 70 percent of a besieged rebel-held district damaged, destroyed or uninhabitable,…
Egypt army statement in full Following demonstrations larger than those at the peak of the 2011 revolution against Hosni Mubarak, estimated by the Interior Ministry…