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Iran War Escalates as Europe Seeks Common Line
Fresh Israeli strikes on Iran on Friday have pushed the Middle East war back to the centre of the global news cycle, but for Europe the story is not only…
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Sparing Saudi: The back channels and deals that mean Saudi Arabia receives minimal Iranian fire
As the conflict between the US-Israel and Iran has widened around the region, with Iran attacking neighbours across the Gulf, Tehran has launched significantly less missile and drone strikes at Saudia Arabia, with the Kingdom falling into…
Asia
EU to Impose 50 % Steel Tariffs in Bid to Shield Industry from China
The European Commission has unveiled a plan to halve tariff-free steel imports and double duties on excess volumes to 50 %, in one of its toughest trade defence moves in…
Asia
Why Europe still matters as a peacemaker between two nuclear neighbours – India & Pakistan?
As Washington wavers, Moscow falters, and Beijing takes sides, only Europe has the credibility to keep South Asia from sliding into nuclear chaos. Bashy Quraishy :Secretary General - EMISCO -European Muslim…
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Liberal Shiism and radical-orthodox Shiism in Iraq: two opposing visions for the future
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq has been undergoing a brutal and complex restructuring of its religious and political landscape. After decades of marginalization, the Shiites, who…
Asia
Opening remarks by President António Costa at the meeting with President of China Xi Jinping
Opening remarks by President António Costa at the meeting with President of China Xi Jinping: Mr. President, it is my pleasure to be in Beijing, together with President von der…
Asia
A Fireside Chat about Russian Society and Perceptions of War and Sanctions at Carnegie Europe
More than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin maintains tight control over domestic narratives to be delivered to Russian society but also reinforces its…
Asia
India and Pakistan: Religiously Armed Nuclear Nations
By William E. Swing On April 22, 2025, twenty-six, mostly Hindu, tourists were killed in the Indian administered region of Kashmir. This set off a cross-border exchange of armed retaliations…
Asia
Pakistan’s Islamic Council Declares Child Marriage Ban “Un-Islamic” Amid Rising Concerns Over Girls’ Rights
ISLAMABAD — In a move that has sparked intense debate over the intersection of religion and human rights, Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared a newly passed law…
Asia
A call to President Macron to ask for the release of eight conscientious objectors while in Singapore
Human Rights Without Frontiers (Brussels) urges French President Macron during his visit in Singapore this week to ask for the release of eight young Jehovah’s Witnesses imprisoned as conscientious objectors…