By Dr. Reza Parchizadeh Pahlavists, the far-right fanatics that are seemingly keen to revive the fallen Pahlavi autocracy by taking advantage of the popular anti-regime revolution in Iran, exploit Russian divisive tactics in an attempt to sabotage the credibility of Iranian liberal democracy activists in the United States. In what looks like a systematic smear campaign out of the Kremlin’s playbook, the Pahlavists resort to […]
By Dr. Reza Parchizadeh The popular revolution in Iran that was sparked by the murder of the young Kurdish woman #Mahsa_Amini by the religious police of the Islamic Republic is gathering momentum across the country and gaining increasing support around the world. As such, the chances of the Islamist regime’s overthrow have never been so high. In view of the nationwide uprising in Iran, what […]
The previous German foreign policy collapsed with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. This invasion is nevertheless, or unfortunately still, received in Germany under outdated ideological images from the Cold War. But is a change now beginning? An assessment by Schoresch Davoodi. It is a conflict between generations Many people in Germany want Germany to stay out of armed conflicts because of the experience of […]
In Europe and also in North America, Russia is losing the information war to influence public opinion, except for a few actors who are ideologically firmly on Russia’s side, such as parts of the AfD and the Left, but also the SPD in Germany.[1] Meanwhile, the German “peace movement”[2] is also divided along generational lines on this issue.[3] In Europe, therefore, it looks bad for […]
This document is a working paper of the Foreign and Security Policy Working Group of the Pirate Party Germany. Unless otherwise indicated, it does not represent an official position or statement of the Pirate Party. 1. Presentation of The Status Quo On January 8, 2020, the Ukrainian passenger plane en route from Tehran to Kiev was shot down by the Iranian […]
By Alex Kohler, Pirate Party Germany Germany’s goal in its foreign and security policy should primarily be to promote cooperation in this area in Europe and to pursue common European security interests. This also means showing consideration for its EU partners. The SPD and the SPD-led Foreign Ministry in particular propagate a common European foreign policy, but the exact opposite is being done here. As […]
What is at stake? For a little over two weeks, there have been increasing reports of Russian troops deploying along the borders with Ukraine, the so-called “people’s republics” of the “separatists” in eastern Ukraine and in Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow. Videos on social media show deployments of battle tanks, armoured artillery, and engineer tanks on platoons and columns of infantry fighting vehicles, troop […]
Guest contribution of the Working Group on Foreign and Security Policy in the Pirate Party Germany USA/Middle East – B-52 Bombers in the Gulf 01/01/2021 – The U.S. is deploying B-52 bombers to the Gulf region to send a signal of strength toward Iran. On the anniversary of General Qasem Soleimani’s assassination by the U.S. in a drone strike, threats of retaliation emerged from various […]
Chairs of both parties; from left Vít Rakušan (STAN) and Ivan Bartoš (Pirates) The Czech Pirates approved the coalition agreement with the STAN movement. They are going to the 2021 parliamentary elections together! Prague, January 12, 2021 – The Czech Pirates just approved a coalition agreement with the “Mayors and Independents” movement (STAN) in a final vote. They confirmed that they are going together to […]
Peshmerga have never sold weapons from the Bundeswehr by Enno Lenze It is irresponsible, unscrupulous journalism to claim that an army fighting on the front lines against Islamic State terrorists is illegally selling German weapons at a bazaar. This calls into question the continued supply, in this case, of weapons that are actually essential for survival. The NDR, the WDR, the Tagesthemen and the Deutsche […]
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