Section: The Frontier Post (Pakistan)
Ukraine’s pro-Russian forces plotting winter of discontent
Bohdan Nahaylo In today’s Ukraine you don’t have to be H. G. Wells to see the shape of things to come. And the outlook is worrying. Local elections scheduled for October 25 will likely prod-uce the first ballot box setback for President Zelens-kyy’s Servant of the Peop-le party. This will further undermine his already weakening...
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh: What we know about its geopolitics
Mesut Ozcan & Burak Caliskan As the effects of the crisis that emerged following Yerevan’s attacks on Azerbaijan’s Tovuz region in July 2020 persist, new conflicts have broken out in occupied Nagorno-Karabakh. The Armenian military offensive against civilian settlements in the Aghdam, Tartar, Fuzuli and Jabrayil regions on Sept....
Iran’s dubious policy towards Azerbaijan
Mustafa Caner In the early hours of Sept. 27, Armenian troops violated the 1994 cease-fire and attacked populated regions of Azerbaijan. The initial act of aggression was suppressed by Azerbaijani forces, however, soon clashes resumed and showed this fight had the potential of evolving into a much broader conflict. Both parties have recorded...
Spain beat Switzerland to remain on top of Nations League
Monitoring Desk MADRID: Spain remain top of their Nations League group after a narrow victory over Switzerland in Madrid. Real Sociedad forward Mikel Oyarzabal scored the only goal early in the first half. Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Adama Traore made his competitive debut for Spain, while Liverpool’s Xherdan Shaqiri came on for...
Polish courts use Soviet-era punitive psychiatry even for petty thefts
MALGOSIA KRAKOWSKA The practice of mentally abusing and discrediting people accused of various wrongdoings, has come under fire as the case of a 62-year-old resident recently became national discourse. The characteristic red-brick building, a 19-century era complex in Rybnik, is one of the oldest mental health institutions in Poland. The state...
Western hypocrisy in Belarus and rising Euro scepticism in Eastern Europe
Serkan Aydin Belarus is often dubbed the last dictatorship in Europe by the Western axis. The instant President Alexander Lukashenko declared his landslide victory in the elections, which many claimed was rigged, violent protests broke out across the country. When is an election not thought as free and fair by the Western hegemony? The answer:...
Yerevan’s mistake and Ankara-Moscow competition
BURHANETTIN DURAN Armenia engaged in acts of aggression in Nagorno-Karabakh, days after its attack on Tovuz in western Azerbaijan. That country opened fire on its neighbor’s civilian population on Sunday, which elicited a strong military response from Baku. A number of villages have since come under Azerbaijani control. It would appear that...
A frozen conflict erupts between Nagorno-Karabakh
MONITORING DESK The conflict could escalate even further but the silver lining is that maybe there will be a resolution to the stalemate. The Nagorno-Karabakh’s war: A frozen conflict erupts This time, there is greater hope for Azerbaijan to liberate its occupied territories. The ceasefire in the South Caucasus broke down on 27 September...
Russia to supply 25M Covid-19 vaccine doses to Egypt – latest updates
Monitoring Desk MOSCOW: Russia’s healthcare system is well-prepared to handle the potential worsening of the situation in the country, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, after authorities reported 8,481 new cases, the biggest daily rise since June 14. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia had learned lessons from the first wave and...
Russia’s recent military buildup in Central Asia
Kinga Szálkai On June 12, the Kyrgyz parliament ratified an agreement that enables Russia to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to its local foreign military base in Kant. During the course of the year, at least two Orlan-10 multipurpose drones will arrive in Kyrgyzstan. The base will also receive two modernized Mi-8MTV5-1 helicopters, and a...
