Eastern Europe

3 days ago | nexusnewsfeed.com | Tarik Cyril Amar |Eastern Europe

As Friedrich Merz limps into the chancellor’s office on his second try, his term is already starting worse than his predecessor’s ended By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory @tarikcyrilamartarikcyrilamar.substack.comtarikcyrilamar.com Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) smiles after signing the coalition...

1 week ago | nexusnewsfeed.com | Tarik Cyril Amar |Eastern Europe

Excluding Moscow’s representatives from commemorations of the defeat of the Nazis shows a problem with elementary logic and basic decency By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory @tarikcyrilamartarikcyrilamar.substack.comtarikcyrilamar.com FILE PHOTO: People gather at the Brandenburg Gate with portraits of Soviet soldiers who fought...

4 weeks ago | nexusnewsfeed.com | Tarik Cyril Amar |Eastern Europe

Moscow is now being accused of orchestrating Islamist terrorism, among a litany of other ridiculous claims By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory @tarikcyrilamartarikcyrilamar.substack.comtarikcyrilamar.com FILE PHOTO: Protesters hold placards saying 'Putin is a killer' and 'Putin is a terrorist' in front of the Russian embassy in...

4 weeks ago | washdiplomat.com | Larry Luxner |Eastern Europe |Puerto Rico

Hanène Tajouri Bessassi, Tunisia’s ambassador in Washington for the last three and a half years, is leaving at the end of July. She arrived in October 2021, just as the pandemic was winding down, and witnessed not only Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but also catastrophic flooding in Libya, a horrific civil war in Sudan, an explosion of violence between Israel and Hamas—and, of course, Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

1 month ago | nexusnewsfeed.com | Tarik Cyril Amar |Eastern Europe

Russia’s attack on a gathering of Ukrainian servicemen has become immediate fodder for the information offensive against Moscow By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory @tarikcyrilamartarikcyrilamar.substack.comtarikcyrilamar.com Firefighters continue to extinguish the cars fires following the Russian missile attack on Sumy, Ukraine...