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Tarik Cyril Amar

77 ARTICLES
Tarik Cyril Amar, is an historian from Germany at Koç University in Istanbul working on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory.




The EU isn’t at war with Russia – it’s at war with the minds of its own citizens

European leaders are trying to gaslight their populations into believing that it’s Moscow that wants a fight, not them. Among other things, this particular moment...

Germany has a new Berlin Wall

The establishment’s “firewall” against opposition parties creates a new East-West divide and a two-tier society. It’s been more than a third of a century since...

Macron is in a political death spiral

France is facing a crisis not seen in almost 70 years – is it time for a Sixth Republic? The France of President Emmanuel Macron,...

It’s not enough to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza

If nothing is done, we all deserve to live in a world where genocide is the norm. Those with eyes to see and ears to...

Wondering why the EU is so screwed? Just look at its top diplomat

Kaja Kallas’s “surprise” at the role of the Soviets and the Chinese in WWII reveals the ugly incompetence of Western elites. Kaja Kallas, the European...

The West has a big problem: it can’t stop lying. Even to itself

The desperate search for a “Russian footprint” in the murder of Ukrainian politician Andrey Parubiy is a symptom of terminal self-delusion. Power and truth are...

Cut welfare, give billions to Ukraine, suppress opposition: The German leader’s checklist to success

Friedrich Merz thinks he is the savior of the old German establishment. He is really more of a gravedigger. German chancellor Friedrich Merz has made...

The Alaska summit was a success. The challenge is to make it last

This is the moment when the US has to stick to a course of normalization with Russia no matter what the EU and Kiev...

Get a rare glimpse into the sick minds behind the EU’s warmongering

Two high-ranking gravediggers share their Reddit-level advice on resuscitating the bloc. In the world of Western mainstream media political commentary, not everything is fun. In...

From Union to Eunuch: How Trump fixed EU’s spine problem

The Washington-Brussels tariff ‘deal’ is unconditional surrender without a war. In history, some things become clear only in hindsight. For instance, German unification all over...

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