Turkey-Somalia Relations: A Decade of Substantial Strategic Cooperation
More crucially, Turkey has become Somalia’s prime partner in the security sector alongside the European Union mission in Somalia and the United States.
Why Iran Is Concerned with Taliban 2.0
Iran had played a vital role in overthrowing the Taliban in 2001 by sharing key intelligence input with the United States and showing its full support for the Northern Alliance, the main group opposing the Taliban.
Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?
In response, Australia, United Kingdom and the United States have formulated the AUKUS security alliance to challenge what it and its Asian allies, including India, South Korea and Japan, perceive to be an increasingly militaristic and hyper-aggressive China.
Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism
Thus the immigrant/asylum seeker in the United States (US) through a right-wing lens is seen as ‘stealing jobs’ while through a left-wing perspective, he/she is ‘building the economy’.
The Power Struggle between The Taliban and ISIS-K: What You Need to Know
On July 26th, UNAMA (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan), released a new study, in which it predicts that unless violence is significantly reduced, Afghanistan will see the greatest number of documented civilian fatalities in a single year since UNAMA records began in 2021.
The Crimean Platform: Winners, Losers, and Bystanders
Read: Will the United States Contain Russia or China, or Both?Yet, Russia refrained from any dialogue on the subject, firmly stating that Russia’s “sovereignty” over Crimea is undeniable and will not be a matter of discussion.
It’s Time for the United States to Join the New Silk Road
The New Silk Road is an audacious vision that might have originated in the United States.
Political Warfare: Strategies for Combating China’s Plan to “Win without Fighting”
relationship for the past decades, focuses on China's political warfare which he understands a threat to the United States.
How to Read Russian Expansionism in Africa
This has also put Egypt's relations with its traditional ally, the United States, at risk.
China-US Rivalries after the Afghan War
As the Great Game between the United States and China unfolds on a global scale, it seems both ironic and fitting that our attention should return to a land that has endured so many deadly dances between Great Powers and ruined empires.
Contractors and Mercenaries will Live on after the US Leaves Iraq and Afghanistan
With the United States now openly stating that it intends to disengage from both countries, it is likely that, rather than reduce the number of mercenaries deployed, it will instead increasingly rely on its army of private military contractors to secure its interests.
‘America is back’; So What? On Why the United States is Losing the World
“Every ten years or so, the United States needs to pick up some small crappy little country and throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business,” Goldberg wrote, quoting Ledeen.
US-Indonesia Maritime Collaboration in the South China Sea: Harbinger of an Expanded Quad-Plus?
Read: Will the United States Contain Russia or China, or Both?A two-fold perspective underscores the mutual interests and logic behind U.
Why Is Turkey Involving Itself in Post-US Afghanistan?
he United States is preparing to leave Afghanistan soon and "from the moment they leave, the only reliable country to maintain the process over there is obviously Turkey," stated President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the recent NATO summit in Brussels.
EU-China Trade Deal: Where Does the US Stand?
Following the freeze of the deal, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom joined the E.
China in the Balkans: More than Infrastructure Projects
The United States, as the major global power, traditionally has the last say in the coal-rich region.
The Quad and Japanese Nationalism: The Genie Is out of the Bottle
Created in 2007, it is an ongoing informal dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States.
The Great Reconfiguration of Global Supply Chains
also formed the Quad group consisting of the United States, Australia, Japan, and India to steer them away from falling heavily under Chinese influence.
An Axis of Evil: Why Russia and China Protect Myanmar’s Military Regime
Alongside China, Putin’s Russia has also proven to be a fully reliable veto-protector at the United Nations Security Council when it comes even to non-binding resolutions around the egregious and pervasive human rights crimes of the Myanmar military, from war crimes and crimes against humanity in the ethnic minority regions of Northern and Eastern Myanmar to the full-blown genocide against Rohingyas in Western Myanmar.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: War at the Door or Another Russian Roar?
Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States with a desire to contain Russia and China, contrary to his predecessor Donald Trump who is widely criticized for doing nothing to block Russia’s growing influence.
