Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s announcement regarding the “full normalization” of relations with Russia was a positive move but might not last so long as the structural basis for another Ukrainian-like crisis remains in place. As was explained in the...
Every anniversary of India’s decision on 5 August 2019 to revoke the special status previously afforded to the former state of Jammu & Kashmir and bifurcate it into two union territories typically draws global attention to the Indian-administered part...
“Notes From Poland” reported that “Poland has begun construction of a 10 billion zloty (€2.3 billion) deepwater port and container terminal in the city of Świnoujście, near the German border…The facility will also be designed for both civilian and...
Turkish Foreign Minister and former spy chief Hakan Fidan confirmed during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart that Turkiye will ensure Ukraine’s maritime security after the ongoing conflict ends. In his words, “Türkiye has agreed to lead...
The Algerian and Malian governments confirmed the restoration of their relations in mid-July after they were suspended for over a year following the downing of a Malian drone by Algeria. The larger reason, however, arguably had to do with...
Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz lashed out at the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate for calling on the EU to stop funding Ukrainian arms till Kiev “enters the path of pro-human values” after Zelensky’s state-level glorification of the Volhynia Genocide’s...
The Financial Times reported in early July that “Germany to borrow €800bn for rearmament in historic shift”. The larger context concerns the “NATO 3.0” concept that the US is implementing whereby it’s pushing the European members of the bloc...
Zelensky announced a five-step plan last week for improving ties with Poland after his state-level glorification of the Volhynia Genocide’s OUN-UPA culprits sent them into a tailspin. The first is “decisions on the diplomatic track”, likely in reference to...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned in mid-July in his address to participants of a regional meeting on stopping the flow of weapons to terrorists in Central Asia that Western arms and ammo from Ukraine are being sent to...
The Ankara Declaration that followed the latest NATO Summit essentially committed the bloc to a forever war with Russia. That’s the logical conclusion after its embers pledged “€70 billion in military equipment, assistance and training for Ukraine and affirm...
