
Flavius Mihaies
Freelance Writer at Freelance
Journalist, expert, French • Conflicts, SDGs • @pressclubdc • former @WorldBank @theGEF @BOAD_Official • founder https://t.co/mtO7q5TLLx • alumn @UniofOxford
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3 weeks ago |
fairobserver.com | Josef Olmert |Atul Singh |Flavius Mihaies |Jean-Daniel Ruch
[This is the fourth part of a nine-part series. To read more, see Parts 1, 2 and 3 here.]The collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in December 2024 is a loss for both the Iranian regime and its strategy, known as the Shia Crescent. This is a territory that stretches from Iran to the Lebanese–Israeli border at Golan through Iraq and Syria. Through the Shia Crescent Iran sought to encircle and destroy Israel and spread Shia Islam throughout the Middle East.
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3 weeks ago |
fairobserver.com | Thomas Greminger |Atul Singh |Josef Olmert |Flavius Mihaies
Atul Singh: Welcome to FO° Talks. With me is Thomas Greminger. He is the head of this Geneva Centre for Security Policy. He is one of Switzerland’s star diplomats. He is a scholar, a soldier and a man of the world. Welcome, Thomas. Thomas Greminger: Thank you very much, Atul. Great to be with you again. Atul Singh: Brilliant. So this is a brave new world we are living in. We are recording this on Monday, 17th of March, and in 2025, how do you see this brave new world in which we find ourselves in?
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3 weeks ago |
fairobserver.com | Josef Olmert |Flavius Mihaies |Jean-Daniel Ruch |Atul Singh
[This is the third part of a nine-part series. To read more, see Parts 1 and 2 here.]Approximately two million Kurds live in Syria, predominantly in the northeastern region near Iraq and Turkey. During the country’s ongoing civil war, which began in 2011, Kurdish groups established an autonomous polity in the area, dubbed the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, Rojava. Turkey is also home to a sizable Kurdish minority.
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3 weeks ago |
fairobserver.com | Josef Olmert |Flavius Mihaies |Jean-Daniel Ruch |Atul Singh
[This is the second part of a nine-part series. To read more, see Part 1 here.]The second part of this series focuses on a dominant political force in Syria: Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). In Arabic, the acronym HTS signifies a powerful entity that is currently shaping the nation’s dynamics in Syria. To understand its significance, we must explore the historical and geopolitical context of its name.
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1 month ago |
fairobserver.com | Jean-Daniel Ruch |Peter Isackson |Flavius Mihaies |Atul Singh
FO° Talks: Donald Trump's New Bombshells Leave Europe Shellshocked President Donald Trump reversed President Joe Biden’s policy on the war in Ukraine and alarmed leaders across Europe. European governments scrambled to respond as the United States shifted away from its recent stance. Former Swiss ambassador Jean-Daniel Ruch says Switzerland may lead a new effort to stabilize European security.
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