Poland and the other EU countries like Hungary that host Ukrainian refugees are poised to face more trouble from them after the conflict ends. As of February 2025, official police data showed that Ukrainians committed more crimes in Poland...
The worsening of Indo-US ties under Trump 2.0 has been one of the most unexpected foreign policy outcomes of his second presidency thus far, which this analysis here argues is due to him wanting to punish India for refusing...
It was assessed last week that “The EU’s New Policy Towards Russia’s Seized Assets Isn’t About Helping Ukraine” after influential members of the bloc moved to either outright confiscate at least some of Russia’s seized assets for giving to...
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard responded to a report from Reuters alleging that “Putin has not abandoned his aims of capturing all of Ukraine and reclaiming parts of Europe that belonged to the former Soviet empire”. Tulsi condemned...
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) cited unnamed Sudanese officials to report that Russia was offered a 25-year-long deal to place up to 300 troops and four warships at the long-delayed naval base that they’ve talked about setting up since...
The Chinese Defense Ministry claimed that its arms trade with Thailand and Cambodia has nothing to do with the intense resumption of summer’s hostilities, which followed a report by Newsweek alleging that Thailand captured Chinese grenades and anti-tank unguided...
Trump oversaw the signing of a joint peace declaration by his Congolese and Rwandan counterparts in early December, which built upon the peace deal signed by their Foreign Ministers in his Secretary of State’s presence over the summer. Less...
Background Briefing
Sputnik reported in early December that Kazakhstan will build four factories that’ll produce Russian- and NATO-standard shells, which prompted First Deputy Chairman of the Duma Defense Committee Alexei Zhuravlev to harshly condemn this development. In his words, “We...
The Turkish Education Minister announced in late November that his country’s curriculum will replace Central Asia with Turkistan as part of its pan-Turkic unity plans. This coincides with the five Central Asian Republics inviting Azerbaijan to join their annual...
Ethiopia and India elevated their historical ties to a strategic partnership during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, where he was given a grand welcome. His counterpart Abiy Ahmed broke protocol to pick him up at the airport and...
