Sectarian clashes in southern Syria have created a fragile cease-fire and a potential opening for Tehran. With old proxy networks fraying and rivals watching closely, can Iran turn the chaos into a new foothold, or will its bid to regain influence falter?
This week, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak is drilling down on two major issues: the chances of the EU suspending visa liberalization for Georgia and the next EU budget.
A US proposal to place the proposed Zangezur Corridor -- a critical link between Azerbaijan and its Naxcivan exclave via southern Armenia -- under American management has deepened fault lines in the South Caucasus and stirred unease in Iran.
Grigory Skvortsov sent an American journalist diagrams of a Soviet-era bunker included in a widely available book. Skvortsov was recently sentenced to 16 years prison for "treason," highlighting the increasingly arbitrary enforcement of laws in Putin's Russia.
EU ministers took no concrete action on Georgia but warned visa-free travel could be revoked if reforms aren't made by August. With sanctions blocked and no clear consensus, doubts grow over Brussels' willingness to act.
Amid massive drone strikes, battlefield clashes, and ruined cities, the forced deportation of Ukraine's children to Russia is being seen as a way to weaken Ukraine’s demographic resilience.“
The death of Maulana Khan Zeb highlights the risk peace activists in Pakistan face amid ongoing violence and political instability in tribal regions. It also has raised accusations the country’s intelligence agencies are propping up various militant outfits.
Across Kazakhstan, and more broadly in Central Asia, an evolving censorship achieved by various means -- from algorithmic deletions to orchestrated account takeovers and from legal persecution to digital coercion -- is plaguing the region's fledgling independent media.
Belarus’s spending on weaponry and other military expenditures has jumped significantly since 2022, when Russia launched its all-out assault on neighboring Ukraine. That’s worrying to Minsk’s neighbors.
If it sticks, US President Donald Trump’s pivot to pressure on Putin and arms for Kyiv could have major consequences for the course of Russia’s war against Ukraine. But don’t expect his 50-day deadline to produce a peace deal, analysts say. Here’s why.
This edition of the Farda Briefing explores why Iranian media are voicing deep suspicions about the warming relationship between Azerbaijan and Syria, two players whose shifting alliances could challenge Tehran’s regional interests.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has called on European powers to halt threats against Tehran, including warnings about reinstating UN sanctions.
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