Russia gas and Turkiye

by Elif Selin Calik

To produce energy takes ages, but setting up new diplomatic ties, changes day by day. Even 24 hours are too many to follow all these changes in the 21st Century's energy wars. Literally, we have seen this in 2020 during the energy price war between Mohammed Bin Salman and Vladimir Putin, as Russia-Saudi Arabia squabbled over oil strategy during the pandemic.

The other Russia-West war: Why some African countries are abandoning Paris and joining Moscow

by Dr Ramzy Baroud

The moment that Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was ousted by his former military colleague, Captain Ibrahim Traore, pro-coup crowds filled the streets. Some burned French flags; others carried Russian flags. This scene alone represents the current tussle underway throughout the African continent.

Britain must crack down on Hindutva extremism, or expect more intercommunity conflict

by Muhammad Hussein

If any month in 2022 succeeded in further uniting far-right extremists in Europe, Israel and India in a herd mentality, it would be September, when the English city of Leicester witnessed clashes between young Hindu and Muslim men following a series of attacks against the Muslim community by hundreds of violent Hindutva individuals.

The geopolitical consequences of the OPEC+ agreement

by Hazem Ayyad

Amir Hossein Zamani Nia, Iran's OPEC governor, announced when he left a meeting with representatives of the 13 member states of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their ten allies – known as OPEC+ – the decision to reduce oil production by two million barrels per day for November.

'Well of solutions' or problems: Why reforming the UN is critical

by Dr Ramzy Baroud

The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly was, in many ways, similar to the 76th session and many other previous sessions: at best, a stage for rosy rhetoric that is rarely followed by tangible action or, at worse, a mere opportunity for some world leaders to score political points against their opponents.

Britain is haunted by its violent colonial past

by Yvonne Ridley

The British media want us to believe that the awful scenes of violence on the suburban streets of Leicester were triggered by a cricket match between India and Pakistan in Dubai last month. That narrative pushed by lazy journalists is much easier than confronting the real issues at play in this East Midlands city, because that requires some digging around in the bloody history of colonial brutality and imperialism that many would rather we forget.

If the West is not careful, Russia will make the Balkans a second front

by Muhammad Hussein

This month has likely been the most crushing for Russia since it launched its invasion of Ukraine almost seven months ago. In an aggressive counter-offensive operation, Ukrainian forces recaptured the cities of Kharkiv and Kupiansk, reportedly retaking 3,000 square kilometres of territory rapidly, and driving out Russian forces.

Remembering the 40th Anniversary of the Sabra Shatila Massacre

by Dr Swee Ang, orthopaedic surgeon at Gaza Hospital, Nurse Ellen Siegel at Gaza Hospital

Forty years ago, during the week of September 12, we were working in a Palestine Red Crescent Society facility, Gaza Hospital, in Sabra Shatila camp in West Beirut. As health care workers, we were trying to heal the wounds and repair the mutilated and destroyed bodies of those injured by Israel's Invasion of Lebanon in June, 1982.

Charles III and the future of the UK monarchy: looking abroad for clues

By Craig Prescott, Lecturer in Law, Bangor University

London, Sep 10 (The Conversation) King Charles III takes the throne at an uncertain time for the British monarchy. Republicanism is on the rise, both in the UK and across what is left of the Commonwealth.

Meanwhile the withdrawal of three family members from royal duties the Duke and Duchess of Sussex by personal choice, and Prince Andrew by order of his late mother has already changed the royal landscape in Britain.

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