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Dithering Biden Needs To Unblock Ukraine Arms Logjam – OpEd
By Luke Coffey Ukraine carried out several strikes last week against Russian targets in occupied Crimea. British Storm Shadow cruise missiles were used in a spectacular attack that destroyed a large...
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The Eagle In South Caucasus: Armenia Tests Alternative Geopolitical Waters –...
By Walter Landgraf and Nareg Seferian (FPRI) — On September 11, US and Armenian troops kicked off the “Eagle Partner” joint military exercise at the Zar and Armavir training sites near Yerevan. The...
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Military Takeover In Gabon: A Coup D’état Or Palace Revolution? – Analysis
By Samir Bhattacharya As the African continent and beyond is rejoicing its permanent membership of the G20 group, one more African nation underwent a military takeover, extending the spree of coups in...
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Saudi Arabia, Under Fire For Civilian Killings, Is Largest Buyer Of US Arms –...
Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s richest oil-blessed countries in the politically volatile Middle East, continues to strengthen its military relationship with the United States. According to the...
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Ralph Nader: Corporate Criminal Behavior Almost Exposé Proof – OpEd
Corporate law firms have taught their wayward corporate clients how to use accretions of privileges and immunities to ward off or wait out the most devastating books, documentaries and media exposés....
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Ideological Divide In Russia Remains What It Was Thirty Years Ago – OpEd
The fundamental political and ideological confrontation in Russia remains the same as it was in the late 1980s, a confrontation between a new nationalism represented by Mikhail Gorbachev and an...
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G20 Is In Need Of Genuine Reform – OpEd
India being the host country, the triumphalist tom-toming that G20 summit on September 9-10 was a “success” is both understandable and probably justifiable. Certainly, Indian diplomacy was in full...
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Turkey ‘At Important Point’ In China Nuclear Plant Talk
Turkey’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said the country is in talks with Russia about a second nuclear plant, and with China for a third one – and has also held out the ambition of adding 5...
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China ‘Investigating’ Missing Defense Minister Li Shangfu
By Raymond Cheng and Wang Yun Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu is reportedly being investigated by the ruling Chinese Communist Party after being out of the public eye since Aug. 29, according to...
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Sánchez: Spain Must Ditch ‘Peripheral’ Role, Offer EU Leadership
By Max Griera and Théo Bourgery-Gonse (EurActiv) — It is high time Spain imposed itself as a leading EU country instead of staying “at the periphery,” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told the national...
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Kazakhstan Aims To Protect The Blue While Going Green – Analysis
By Wilder Alejandro Sanchez Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev gave a speech on 1 September focusing on economic issues and domestic development. Some key energy and environmental issues were...
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Libya: Effect Of Killer Storm Made Worse By Decade Of Conflict – Analysis
By Dale Gavlak Just hours after epic storm Daniel dumped torrential rains on Libya’s coast, breaching dams and killing thousands, some called it perhaps the deadliest and costliest Mediterranean...
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Why Syrians In Southern City Of Suweida Are Risking Everything To Protest
Protests in the Syrian city of Suweida have been going on more than a month now, with crowds usually gathering in the central Al-Karama Square, calling on the government in Damascus to implement...
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American Soft Power Relies On People From Everywhere – OpEd
By Nadim Shehadi US foreign policy seems to go from one disaster to another but meanwhile its soft power is more successful and ever-growing, and relies on an army of globalized elite that fit the...
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Thailand: Former PM Candidate Pita Resigns As Move Forward leader
By Nontarat Phaicharoen Pita Limjaroenrat, whose Move Forward Party was the top vote-getter in the May 14 general election, resigned as leader on Friday to pave the way for another MP to steer...
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Iran: How Mahsa Amini’s Death Became A Rallying Call For Thousands – Analysis
By Michael Scollon and Fereshteh Ghazi (RFE/RL) — Sharmin Habibi recalls the circumstances of her husband’s killing at the hands of Iran’s security forces. But she could be talking about any number of...
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The Horn Of Africa States: Why HAS Is Different From EAC – OpEd
Both the HAS region and the EAC are located on the eastern side of Africa along with other countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Mauritius, Comoros Islands, Sudan, and Egypt. The HAS region is...
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Why Healthy Forests Mean Fewer Pandemics – OpEd
COVID-19, SARS, and Ebola were transmitted to humans from wild animals living in tropical forests. Destroying their habitats is killing us. As scientists continue to research the origin of the...
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Kim Jong Un’s Visit: Growing Military Cooperation Between Russia And North...
The current geopolitical scenario in East Asia is important for international relations because it affects the peace and stability of the region and the world and shapes the global balance of power...
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Robert Reich: Resurrecting The Common Good, A New (And Very Old) Conception...
For the past six weeks, I’ve talked with you about how America lost its sense of the common good. Starting today and for the remaining four weeks of essays, I want to suggest what can be done to...
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