...
from 575 to 850 Syrian pounds per litre
(i.e., from 46 to 68 cents), and then raised the price of subsidised 90-octane petrol
from 250 to 450 Syrian pounds
(i.e., from 20 to 36 cents).
Coronavirus Pandemic: Numbers and Reality
At first glance, the COVID-19 statistics in Syria look more optimistic than those of neighbouring countries. For example, in terms of the number of cases (fewer than 6,000), the proportion of infected individuals in the population (0.03%) or the country’s 129th place in ...
The once-in-a-lifetime catastrophe of COVID-19 has shown that the trend of bipolarization between China and the U.S. is likely to continue and deepen in the post-pandemic period
For most of the time after the end of the cold war, the contradiction between a unipolar and multipolar world ...
The long-term impasse that persists in Afghanistan has lead to nostalgia in the country for a "strong hand" that would instantly resolve all problems. However, such assumptions are illusory
The unexpected COVID-19 pandemic, which for a time occupied the minds of the world's political elites, did not justify the timid hopes that it could provide some kind of healing effect, mitigating the overwhelmingly high degree of tensions in international relations....
... power” (
Awlad alsulta
), falling out of favour. Last year, he was rumoured to have been placed under house arrest for his refusal to donate the bulk of his 5-billion-dollar fortune to advance the Syrian President’s personal efforts to involve the private ... ... Emirate of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Bashar al-Assad, when the parties discussed aid to Syria in combating the COVID-19.
The Caesar Act and Russia’s Economic Presence in Syria
Nothing Good Can Come of it for Moscow?
Despite the obvious ...
... some of its appeal to the U.S. audience.
Bianca Canevari:
Towards Strategic Autonomy: the Role of the EU in the Growing China-USA Rivalry
Following a blueprint tailored for Russia, the U.S. has resorted to a maximum pressure campaign against China. In ... ... tried and tested partners — namely Russia. Despite a minuscule
slide
in bilateral trade (a 4% decline compared to 2019) amid COVID-19, political cooperation has been developing. In early July, both countries
demonstrated
close coordination in high-level ...
..., advanced missile systems, and new cyberweapons have destabilized the old equilibrium and are increasing nuclear risks. The COVID-19 pandemic has further underscored the fragility of existing international mechanisms for addressing transnational threats ... ...
William J. Burns
President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, United States
Ambassador Richard Burt
Chairman Global Zero USA, United States
Evgeny Buzhinskiy
Chairman of PIR Center Executive Board; Vice-President of the Russian International Affairs ...
... and continues what is on the whole constructive cooperation within the Five.
Finally, a dialogue and cooperation on combating COVID-19 have been re-established within BRICS after a certain pause caused by the initial shock from the pandemic and the natural ... ... challenges, BRICS will help to moderate the fray and prevent the emergence of new Cold War blocs and the general polarisation into “USA+” and “China+”.
It is important to understand in this context that a limited number of great powers are no longer able ...
...
on EU-China relations referred to the country as a “systemic rival, promoting a different kind of governance”.
While the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted Europe's dependence on China's supply chain (health sector), EU-China trade relations have long ... ... to handle future crises, while, simultaneously, reducing its over-dependence from other world players such as China and the USA. In this context, of particular importance is
RescEU
, the European crisis management body, which will be reinforced through ...
The COVID-19 pandemic did not give Russia and the EU an impulse to start rapprochement, but the goal of finding common grounds remains on the agenda
The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the difficulties that have existed in the relationship between the ...
How can we prevent future negotiations from getting bogged down in low-priority, fleeting issues that take attention away from real, long-term problems?
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to rapidly growing uncertainty at the global and regional levels. The United States has been hit particularly hard, and in the most unexpected of ways, and is now facing a serious internal crisis with a number of unknowns. Moving ...
