Former Commander-in-Chief and incumbent Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Valery Zaluzhny recently lamented that the West spun “fairy tales” about his country joining NATO for 12 years, concluding that “we will never join!” He added that “Ukraine will (instead)...
Russian expert Farhad Ibgragimov published a piece at RT about “Why Erdogan won’t fight the West’s war against Russia”. His argument boils down to the Turkish leader’s vision of his country as a strategically autonomous and pragmatic center of...
Putin’s first-ever visit to the Kuril Islands during his trip to Iturup was harshly condemned by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi due to her country’s continued claims to that island and several others that Tokyo considers to be its...
The Taliban returned to power half a decade ago on 15 August 2021, so it’s timely to reflect on its standing at home and abroad. Nothing dramatic has happened on the home front: the Taliban remains firmly in control,...
Putin spoke about Russian-Japanese relations during his mid-August meeting with Pacific Fleet commanders. He lamented their deterioration in recent years, which was completely unprovoked from his country’s side, so much so that now “is the first time that Japan...
Poland’s Role In The Intermarium
Founder of the Ronin Club Józef Orzeł sparked a discussion among some Polish thought leaders with his interview to Radio Wnet wherein he proposed that Poland lead the establishment of an Intermarium Defense Pact between...
Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby gave a landmark speech in Manilla during the first leg of his Southeast Asian tour in early August that amounted to the US introducing the NATO 3.0 concept to the region....
Politico published a piece about “How Russian attacks, European protectionism and drought are trapping Ukraine’s vital grain”, which drew attention to the interplay between these factors. Of particular interest is their reporting that Poland is considering once again allowing...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, whose work concerns the Asia-Pacific, gave an interview to TASS in late July that touched upon the growing threat that Japan poses to his country. Putin’s senior aide Nikolay Patrushev assessed late last...
Wirtualna Polska reported on Dziennik Gazeta Prawna’s paywalled article about Zelensky’s plan to improve Ukraine’s image in Poland after it radically worsened following his decision to glorify the Volhynia Genocide’s OUN-UPA culprits at the state level in late May....
