Elizabete Aunina
@eaunina.bsky.social
About Turkey, random musing and my readings. Latvian previously in Turkey, now trotting around Brussels. Working on EU enlargement. ASU, LSE, St Andrews alumna. Views strictly mine!
In Riga with a tiny eclair and a green cuppa
June 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In Riga with a tiny eclair and a green cuppa
Slikti meklēju jeb Latvijas ziņās par šo nu ASV sankcionēto krāpnieku nekas tā arī nav parādijies?
"Money launderer for Russian spies won deal to help defend Ukraine power plant"
on.ft.com/49oF1iI
"Money launderer for Russian spies won deal to help defend Ukraine power plant"
on.ft.com/49oF1iI
Money launderer for Russian spies won deal to help defend Ukraine power plant
Sanctioned ‘entrepreneur’ awarded sensitive state contract to provide parts for Dnipro hydroelectric station damaged by Russian missiles
on.ft.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Slikti meklēju jeb Latvijas ziņās par šo nu ASV sankcionēto krāpnieku nekas tā arī nav parādijies?
"Money launderer for Russian spies won deal to help defend Ukraine power plant"
on.ft.com/49oF1iI
"Money launderer for Russian spies won deal to help defend Ukraine power plant"
on.ft.com/49oF1iI
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EU countries are expected to raise their combined defense spending to €326 billion — equivalent to a record 1.9 percent of gross domestic product — in 2024, capping a 10th year of growth in military investment, the European Defence Agency said today.
EU defense spending projected to boom to €326B
War in Ukraine is prompting 22 of the EU’s 27 member countries to raise their defense spending again.
www.politico.eu
December 4, 2024 at 2:21 PM
EU countries are expected to raise their combined defense spending to €326 billion — equivalent to a record 1.9 percent of gross domestic product — in 2024, capping a 10th year of growth in military investment, the European Defence Agency said today.
Belarus Days are upcoming in Brussels. Lots of free cultural activities including movie screenings and art exhibitions to showcase the ongoing struggles Belarussian people face in fighting and promoting free and democratic Belarus.
www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/belarus...
www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/belarus...
Belarus Days 2024
www.eeas.europa.eu
December 4, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Belarus Days are upcoming in Brussels. Lots of free cultural activities including movie screenings and art exhibitions to showcase the ongoing struggles Belarussian people face in fighting and promoting free and democratic Belarus.
www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/belarus...
www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/belarus...
Chisinau is so underrated
November 30, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Chisinau is so underrated
Had a very interesting fellow Passanger on a Turkush airlines flight yesterday - a healthy, lively cockroach. Gave me near heart attack
November 28, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Had a very interesting fellow Passanger on a Turkush airlines flight yesterday - a healthy, lively cockroach. Gave me near heart attack
Excellent reading from the FT. Europe is waking up but it needs to wake up much faster and with more political gravitas.
on.ft.com/3YYxHWg
on.ft.com/3YYxHWg
Can Europe defend itself without America?
The continent will have to spend more as Trump refocuses policy elsewhere. But replacing US military heft will not be easy
on.ft.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Excellent reading from the FT. Europe is waking up but it needs to wake up much faster and with more political gravitas.
on.ft.com/3YYxHWg
on.ft.com/3YYxHWg
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“Seviyye Talip”, the complicated and twisted tale of Ottoman modernization, is now available in English, translated by Iclal Vanwesenbeeck! Seviyye could arguably be one of the most fascinating and rebellious women in late Ottoman literature. Can’t wait to teach this one!
November 24, 2024 at 3:45 AM
“Seviyye Talip”, the complicated and twisted tale of Ottoman modernization, is now available in English, translated by Iclal Vanwesenbeeck! Seviyye could arguably be one of the most fascinating and rebellious women in late Ottoman literature. Can’t wait to teach this one!
Paskat kas man vārda svētkos no Latvijas atbrauca. :) Apsveicu @elinakursite.bsky.social un Sarmīte Kolāte ar publikāciju!
November 19, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Paskat kas man vārda svētkos no Latvijas atbrauca. :) Apsveicu @elinakursite.bsky.social un Sarmīte Kolāte ar publikāciju!
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Bluesky’s gonna make it
November 18, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Bluesky’s gonna make it
Happy Independence day, my beautiful Latvia 🇱🇻 Today I think of your prosperous and secure future but also all those who came before us, those starved, tortured, those who kept the idea of Latvia in their hearts as yet a dream or already a memory.
November 18, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Happy Independence day, my beautiful Latvia 🇱🇻 Today I think of your prosperous and secure future but also all those who came before us, those starved, tortured, those who kept the idea of Latvia in their hearts as yet a dream or already a memory.
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I really don’t understand this whole ‘stay on Twitter and fight’ thing. You’re jousting with bots and reply guys and wading through ads it’s not Waterloo.
November 16, 2024 at 1:44 PM
I really don’t understand this whole ‘stay on Twitter and fight’ thing. You’re jousting with bots and reply guys and wading through ads it’s not Waterloo.
Favorite reads of 2023 out of the 34 I have read so far with hopes to still reach my humble goal of 36 by the end of this year. Favorite Turkish translation was that of Soysal’s Dawn by magnificant Mayreen Freely
December 20, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Favorite reads of 2023 out of the 34 I have read so far with hopes to still reach my humble goal of 36 by the end of this year. Favorite Turkish translation was that of Soysal’s Dawn by magnificant Mayreen Freely
I am looking to read about Eastern Slavonia and the Erdut Agreement. Any advice on books/articles where it has been examined in depth? Many thanks!
December 8, 2023 at 3:10 PM
I am looking to read about Eastern Slavonia and the Erdut Agreement. Any advice on books/articles where it has been examined in depth? Many thanks!
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20 Days in Mariupol is now available on Youtube. It is a first-hand account of the horrors Russia inflicted upon Mariupol in the early days of the escalation against Ukraine. It details some of the earliest known atrocities Russia committed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvAy...
20 Days in Mariupol (full documentary) | FRONTLINE and The Associated Press
Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov and his colleagues risk their lives to document Russia's siege of Mariupol in this FRONTLINE/AP documentary. The Guardi...
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2023 at 6:25 AM
20 Days in Mariupol is now available on Youtube. It is a first-hand account of the horrors Russia inflicted upon Mariupol in the early days of the escalation against Ukraine. It details some of the earliest known atrocities Russia committed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvAy...
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Did you ever wonder why they call Erdoğan "reis"? I wrote something about it: kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/erdogans-u...
Erdoğan's Unofficial Title
Why do his followers call him "reis"?
kulturkampftr.substack.com
November 9, 2023 at 8:30 AM
Did you ever wonder why they call Erdoğan "reis"? I wrote something about it: kulturkampftr.substack.com/p/erdogans-u...
The European Commission will be publishing its Enlargement Package next week, to mark the historical event for Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia, DG Koopman will speak together with
DPM/MFA Nicu Popescu at CEPS here in Brussels. Do register!
www.ceps.eu/ceps-events/...
DPM/MFA Nicu Popescu at CEPS here in Brussels. Do register!
www.ceps.eu/ceps-events/...
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www.ceps.eu
November 3, 2023 at 9:25 AM
The European Commission will be publishing its Enlargement Package next week, to mark the historical event for Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia, DG Koopman will speak together with
DPM/MFA Nicu Popescu at CEPS here in Brussels. Do register!
www.ceps.eu/ceps-events/...
DPM/MFA Nicu Popescu at CEPS here in Brussels. Do register!
www.ceps.eu/ceps-events/...
The Wonder (2022), what a marvelous movie set in 1862 Ireland. An Irish masterpiece really. An eerie story of religious dogmatism, the subjugation of women, their bodies and even their appetite. (filmsky)
October 30, 2023 at 8:03 PM
The Wonder (2022), what a marvelous movie set in 1862 Ireland. An Irish masterpiece really. An eerie story of religious dogmatism, the subjugation of women, their bodies and even their appetite. (filmsky)
Thank god for coffee and a book during lunch break to keep us sane in Brussels. A fantastic book too!
October 30, 2023 at 12:07 PM
Thank god for coffee and a book during lunch break to keep us sane in Brussels. A fantastic book too!
In the latest WJP Rule of Law Index, Turkey ranks 117 out of 142 countries, behind countries like Russia and Belarus. This however is a small increase by 1 place in comparison to the last Index. (Menasky) worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-...
WJP Rule of Law Index
Explore rule of law rankings for 142 countries in the WJP Rule of Law Index
worldjusticeproject.org
October 30, 2023 at 10:55 AM
In the latest WJP Rule of Law Index, Turkey ranks 117 out of 142 countries, behind countries like Russia and Belarus. This however is a small increase by 1 place in comparison to the last Index. (Menasky) worldjusticeproject.org/rule-of-law-...
On the discoveries that came to light when restorating the Zeyrek Cinili Hammam in Istanbul's Zeyrek area.
However, I doubt that an exhibition is what will restore hammams for non-tourists when entrance costs 60+ EUR, a price most Turks cannot afford. [menasky]
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
However, I doubt that an exhibition is what will restore hammams for non-tourists when entrance costs 60+ EUR, a price most Turks cannot afford. [menasky]
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Turkey's 500-year-old hammam unveils Istanbul's Ottoman secrets
The 16th-century Zeyrek Cinili Hammam, commissioned by corsair-turned-admiral Barbarossa and built by imperial architect Sinan, has found second life after surviving fires, earthquakes and suspicious ...
www.al-monitor.com
October 30, 2023 at 8:45 AM
On the discoveries that came to light when restorating the Zeyrek Cinili Hammam in Istanbul's Zeyrek area.
However, I doubt that an exhibition is what will restore hammams for non-tourists when entrance costs 60+ EUR, a price most Turks cannot afford. [menasky]
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
However, I doubt that an exhibition is what will restore hammams for non-tourists when entrance costs 60+ EUR, a price most Turks cannot afford. [menasky]
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Sad
October 27, 2023 at 3:42 PM
Sad
Very timely publication by SWP on Turkey's reactions to Russia's war against Ukraine against the background of regional dynamics in the Black Sea.
"US policy in the Middle East has a major impact on how Ankara positions itself in the Black Sea region." [menasky]
www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
"US policy in the Middle East has a major impact on how Ankara positions itself in the Black Sea region." [menasky]
www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
Turkey in the Black Sea Region
Ankara’s Reactions to the War in Ukraine against the Background of Regional Dynamics and Global Confrontation
www.swp-berlin.org
October 20, 2023 at 12:27 PM
Very timely publication by SWP on Turkey's reactions to Russia's war against Ukraine against the background of regional dynamics in the Black Sea.
"US policy in the Middle East has a major impact on how Ankara positions itself in the Black Sea region." [menasky]
www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
"US policy in the Middle East has a major impact on how Ankara positions itself in the Black Sea region." [menasky]
www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
Rainy and cold Brussels, says, it will rain for the next week to come. Now no excuses to not get through that half-read book pile on my nightstand.
October 20, 2023 at 10:29 AM
Rainy and cold Brussels, says, it will rain for the next week to come. Now no excuses to not get through that half-read book pile on my nightstand.