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USA
Euroviews. Here's how racist Trump voters might be committing an actual crime ǀ View
It's difficult to address injustice if you're unwilling to say injustice exists. Politicians and pundits, Republican and Democratic alike, have been unwilling to reprimand voters or hold them accountable. But racist voting isn't an accident.
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Turkey
Euroviews. Turkey can become an actor in the new Great Game in Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East ǀ View
When historians look at the course of events in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East at the beginning of 2020, it is not entirely unlikely that they might identify this year as a prelude to a new Great Game.
Iran
Euroviews. Mourning at Soleimani’s funeral was staged. Iranians are not rallying behind the regime ǀ View
If you logged into Twitter while Soleimani’s funeral was ongoing, you might have encountered a much different narrative about the Quds Force commander and the impact of his death. There, hundreds of thousands of people tweeted using the hashtag #IraniansDetestSoleimani.
Iran
Euroviews. The real losers of Trump’s Iran strategy are the long-suffering Iranian middle classes ǀ View
Thanks to Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to assassinate Iran’s most popular public figure, we now see millions of Iranians taking to the very same streets; not demanding the Islamic Republic to justify its brutality in putting down the protests, but instead demonstrating national unity.
Spain
Euroviews. Oriol Junqueras’ trial shows the healthy functioning of Spanish law and democracy ǀ View
Legitimate debate is completely different from destructive propaganda, the gratuitous bashing of the Spanish judiciary or the propagation of conspiracy theories. Let’s discuss everything, including legal or constitutional changes. But in the meantime, we democrats must abide by the law as it is.
World News
Euroviews. The EU can’t claim credibility on climate action without tackling methane gas emissions ǀ View
Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is one area where the EU has a major opportunity to apply its market power to drive down global emissions, both through methane legislation and diplomacy.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. 2020 is the WHO’s Year of the Nurse and Midwife. It’s time policymakers listened to them ǀ View
According to the WHO, the world currently needs nine million more nurses. The staffing shortages are not only affecting developing countries; here in Europe, we too are struggling to fill nursing and midwifery vacancies.
Spain
Euroviews. Oriol Junqueras is Europe and it has spoken with a loud voice: Spain must respect democracy ǀ View
More than two years ago, Oriol Junqueras was the legal, legitimate and elected vice president of Catalonia, contributing decisively to calling a referendum of self-determination. Now, he could also be remembered as a key shaper of Europe.
USA
Euroviews. Regardless of who is president in 2020, climate change will be at the bottom of the US agenda ǀ View
A second term for President Trump will entrench the “energy dominance” agenda. A new Democratic administration will likely bring a tour de force of federal executive action on climate policy through US domestic, foreign and trade policy.
USA
Euroviews. Trump was right to kill Iranian general Qassem Soleimani ǀ View
It is a sad reality that some in this world respond only to power. Qassem Soleimani was one of them. There comes a point in dealing with those like him when words fail and become worse than foolish. Missiles are then necessary.
Iran
Euroviews. Iran was always going to retaliate for Soleimani’s death. It doesn’t mean it wants a war ǀ View
It is possible that US withdrawal from the JCPOA is at the root of the escalating tensions between the two countries. After that, the region witnessed several attacks on American drones and other targets such as oil tankers in the Gulf and the Strait of Hurmuz.
Iran
Euroviews. In killing Soleimani, Trump’s only success is the uniting of a once divided Iran ǀ View
The extrajudicial killing of Iranian official Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis by US forces last week will set back Western-Iranian relations by decades, with repercussions not only across the region but across the world.