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Vijay Prashad
Why Ukraine’s Borders Are Back at the Center of Geopolitics
07 Apr 2021
Firing across the Ukraine-Russia border has stepped up, egged on by Biden’s full-throated support of Zelensky’s newly found anti-Russian ambitions.
Peoples Dispatch
Libyan Warring Factions Announce Immediate Ceasefire, to be Followed by National Elections
22 Aug 2020
Both the Government of National Accord and the House of Representatives which supports the Libyan National Army made announcements indicating an end to all hostilities, as well as the…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Bolton Forewarns Israel on US Policy Shifts
27 Jul 2020
If Trump may ‘decouple’ from the Jewish lobby (which in any case is largely supportive of Democrats) or the evangelicals, Biden’s Iran policy might undercut the Israeli regional strategy to contain…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
The West Has No Standing on Hagia Sophia
16 Jul 2020
If a referendum is held today, the Turkish people will doubtlessly endorse Erdogan’s decision.
Peoples Dispatch
Protests Against Economic Mismanagement Engulf Southern Tunisia
14 Jul 2020
Protesters have demanded that the Tunisian president, Kais Saied, visit the southern region and address the hardships faced by the local population, as well as respond to the police killing of a…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Turkey Hangs Tough on Libya
12 Jun 2020
In immediate terms, the bone of contention is the port city of Sirte and the Jufra airbase in the central region. Sirte is adjacent to the so-called “oil crescent” comprising Libya’s key oil…
Newsclick Team
Catch-22 Situation for Russia and Turkey in Syria
06 Mar 2020
In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, former Ambassador M.K. Bhadrakumar talks about the deal between Vladimir Putin of Russia and Recep Erdoğan of Turkey for a ceasefire in Syria.
Vijay Prashad
The War in Libya Will Never End
30 Jan 2020
Europe has taken no responsibility for its role in the NATO war in 2011, which destabilised Libya; it has, instead, militarised the refugee crisis in Libya by using the militias.
Peoples Dispatch
Khalifa Haftar Refuses to Formalize Libyan Ceasefire
15 Jan 2020
The chances of a ceasefire in civil war-hit Libya have dimmed.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Russians Are Coming — to the Indian Ocean
15 Jan 2020
In recent years, Russia consolidated its presence in the Eastern Mediterranean with an entente with Turkey — especially with their latest joint move to stabilise Libya in addition to their close…