he end of the Cold War in the 1990s and the emergence of religiously motivated political groups on the international scene, made us aware of the role of religion in international conflicts.
n February 14, 2021, Turkey announced that the PKK (Partiya Karkeren Kurdistan, Kurdistan Workers’ Party) had executed 13 Turkish citizens, who had been kidnapped some years ago and kept in a hideout in northern Iraq.
President Joe Biden declared Washington’s stand on Afghanistan, “my administration strongly supports the diplomatic process that’s underway, and to bring an end to this war that is closing out 20 years.
akistan’s relations with Saudi Arabia and theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) have become complicated in recent years as a result of changing regional geopolitics.
” This was the non-committal answer given by White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, when, on February 12, she was asked by a reporter whether the new Joe Biden Administration intends to shut down the notorious Guantánamo Bay Prison by the end of the president’s first term in office.
heikh Yamani, Saudi Arabia’s former oil minister (1962-86) once quipped that that the Age of Oil, like the Age of Stone, would come to an end long before the world ran out of oil.
n February 5, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced their decision that the court holds jurisdiction over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Palestine.
n the wake of the Arab Awakening in 2011, ties between Turkey and the Gulf duo, namely Saudi Arabia and theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE), began to deteriorate.
ndeniably some genocides are accorded more importance than others, explaining the wealth of material on the Second World War compared to other genocides.
What is the New START treaty and why is it important?
The New START Treaty is the last remaining arms control agreement between theUnitedStates and Russia that puts limits on their strategic nuclear weapons and provides transparency between the two countries regarding their nuclear arsenals.