27 дец
Геополитика и политика

Is a Turkish-Russian gas hub to deliver energy to Europe feasible?

United World International has organized a webinar with the title “Europe’s energy crisis and the prospects of Russian-Turkish cooperation” on December 23rd. The webinar hosted following guests who provided presentations: Stanislav Mitrakhovich, expert of the National Energy Security Fund, researcher at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation; Dr. Şerife Özkan Nesimioğlu, Assistant Professor at KTO Karatay University, Department of Energy Management, Türkiye; Dragana Trifkovic, Director General of the Center for Geostrategic Studies, Serbia and Michael Roberts, economist and labor activist, United Kingdom.

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23 дец
Геополитика и политика

US Sanctions Are Killing Syrians and Are a Human Rights Violation

By Steven Sahiounie

 

Damascus is now bitterly cold and is soon to be blanketed with snow. About 12 million Syrians are facing a deadly winter without heating fuel, gasoline for transportation, and dark houses each evening without electricity. Aleppo, Homs, and Hama are also extremely cold all winter. 

Imagine being ill and having to walk to the doctor or hospital.  The ambulances in Syria will now respond only to the most life-threatening calls because they must conserve gasoline, or face running out entirely. Gasoline on the black market costs Syrians an equivalent of 50 US dollars for a tank of 20-liter fuel.

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