The first bilateral Russian-Ukrainian talks in over three years were held in Istanbul on Friday after Zelensky agreed, likely under pressure from Trump, to Putin’s proposal from the week prior. They didn’t result in the unconditional 30-day ceasefire that...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban revealed after a meeting with the Defense Council that Ukraine is meddling in the ongoing Hungarian referendum over whether to support Ukraine’s EU membership plans. He also accused the opposition of unprecedentedly colluding with...
Trump repeated late-February’s plans for the US to restore its military presence at Afghanistan’s Bagram Airbase while addressing US troops in Qatar last week. It was assessed back then that “Trump Will Likely Have To Cut A Deal With...
US Special Envoy on Ukraine Keith Kellogg told Fox Business that “We are talking about a ‘resilience force’… This involves the British, French, as well as Germans, and now the Poles, who will place forces west of the Dnipro...
The New York Times published an informative piece on Tuesday titled, “As Trump Crows Over Ending a Conflict, India’s Leaders Feel Betrayed”. It cites former Indian officials and unnamed incumbent ones who agree that Trump’s repeated boasts about mediating...
Five New York Times (NYT) journalists collaborated to produce a detailed report earlier this week about “Why Trump Suddenly Declared Victory Over the Houthi Militia”. It’s worth reading in full if time permits, but the present piece will summarize...
The US’ mediation between Russia and Ukraine captivated the world due to the hopes that many observers had of it leading to a breakthrough, but expectations have since been tempered, including on the American side as evidenced by the...
Poland’s aspiration to restore its long-lost Great Power status makes sense given that it’s the EU’s most populous eastern state, it has the largest economy among that group, and it now commands NATO’s third-largest army, but the last point...
Opinions are mixed about who came out on top in the latest Indo-Pak conflict, but one thing is for certain, and it’s that India’s new doctrine is the lasting takeaway. According to reports, India will regard all future acts...
A report circulated last week alleging that Trump cut off all direct contact with Bibi after feeling manipulated by him. For as sensational as it sounds, the larger context suggests that it might be true. For starters, there was...
