The End Of American Domination? – OpEd

China is currently the country with the most trading partners in the world, China even managed to beat America. However, this has not been able to change China’s position as the world’s economic leader by shifting America’s position. This makes relations between the two countries even more complicated.

Turkey in the Sahel

Ankara is strengthening ties with Sahelian capitals, building mosques and hospitals and opening up export markets. Its defence pact with Niamey has led rivals to suspect its intentions. Turkey and other outside powers should do what they can to avoid unnecessary additional competition in the region.

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In der Mittagspause eine Runde surfen, nur noch zwei E-Mails und dann ab zum Strand mit den Kindern. Corona hat nicht nur unsere Arbeitsplätze von unseren Betriebsstätten entkoppelt. Dank Digitalisierung und Homeoffice müssen viele von uns nicht einmal in dem Land leben, in dem sie eigentlich arbeiten. Im Vorjahr hat die Zahl der sogenannten digitalen Nomaden zugenommen. Lockdown am Meer ist eben schöner als Lockdown in der Stadt. Und immer mehr EU-Staaten buhlen mit üppigen Steuerzuckerln um die wachsende Gruppe dieser relativ hoch qualifizierten, relativ gut verdienenden Fachkräfte, die für ihre Arbeit nur einen Laptop und High-Speed-Internet brauchen.

Taliban’ın inancıyla ters olma arzusu

Afganistan’da Türkiye’nin nasıl bir rol oynayacağına dair formül üzerinde aslında tam bir karara varılmış değil. Bu karar Afganistan’dan çekilme kararı almış olan ABD ile görüşmelerle belirlenecek elbet ama bu konuda ABD’nin tek karar verici veya belirleyici olmadığı da gün gibi ortada. Oluşacak kararda da Türk varlığının oradaki mevcudiyetinde de belirleyici başka faktörler ve aktörler olacağı da açık. Bu aktörler arasında Pakistan da olacağı gibi Afganistan’ın da halkını temsil eden bütün taraflar, dolayısıyla Taliban da var.

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Slovenská sněmovna schválila zákon, který zvýhodní lidi, kteří jsou očkováni, před těmi, kdo ne. Tedy jen pokud epidemie znovu propukne a jen mírně. (Sousední poslance umírnil hlučící dav před budovou, původně mělo být bene opulentnější. Vypleněný americký Capitol je však ještě v živé paměti…)

Tunisia’s president fires defence minister amid political upheaval

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the defence minister Monday, a day after ousting the prime minister and suspending parliament, plunging the young democracy into constitutional crisis in the midst of a pandemic.

Street clashes erupted Monday outside the army-barricaded parliament, after Saied dismissed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and ordered parliament closed for 30 days, a move the biggest political party Ennahdha decried as a “coup”.

‘Death to the dictator!’: Anti-government protests reach Tehran

Social media showed protesters marching down the streets of Tehran chanting “Neither Gaza nor Lebanon, I will sacrifice my life for Iran.”

Protests in Iran are entering their third week, with widespread arrests of protesters and deadly use of force.
Demonstrations began on July 15 in response to the severe drought and water crisis suffered by Iran’s Arab Ahwazi citizens in Khuzestan. Protesters say that water is only a trigger for the movement, in addition to a long history of repression by the Iranian government.