Diplomatic Expulsion: Resurgence of A Cold-War Era Norm?
n 15th April 2021, the United States expelled 10 Russian diplomats over accusations of Russia meddling into the U.
Russia’s Changing Relationship with India: Arms Talk
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, President Boris Yeltsin reiterated Moscow’s commitment to New Delhi by declaring Kashmir an integral part of India, while describing his country as a “Euro-Asian power” and admitting “the earlier relationship with India was seen in Moscow as a counterweight to the United States and China.
An Insider Perspective on the Afghanistan Peace Talks
It is important to note that the United States’ role as a global power has been crucial in the intra-Afghan negotiations.
Biden-Putin Diplomacy: A Push-Me-Pull-You Game?
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Indeed, in the eyes of the White House, Russia is a weak link in the global economic chain that poses neither a threat nor real economic and trade competition for the United States.
Supported by the US, Ukraine is Once Again Dreaming of NATO
The United States declared its support for Ukraine's entry into NATO as the possibility of a serious military conflict with Russia on Ukraine’s territory is increasing.
Separation in the Age of Remote and Robotic War
In fact, the Israelis, like other users and developers of these machines (namely the United States), place remotely-controlled weapons on an evolutionary trajectory towards full automation, merchandizing their work of death as the inevitable conclusion to the course of technological innovation.
Where Does Libya Fit in Biden’s Foreign Policy Priorities?
The conflict in Libya will constitute a significant policy priority in the Transatlantic relationship between the United States and Europe.
China-Iran Treaty: Hydrocarbons Bring the Old Friends Closer
Some in Iran see the pact in purely strategic terms, and a new line of defense against the ever-encroaching United States.
Where Do Gulf States Stand on Syria’s Decade-Old Conflict?
As the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and some other Arab states have feared Turkish military intervention in northern Syria and its implications for what they perceive to be a “neo-Ottoman” threat, Assad’s government has benefitted from various Arab regimes’ growing unease with Ankara’s foreign policy agenda.
Peace Talks and Afghanistan’s Future: Three Scenarios
Russia hosted a two-day summit on Afghan peace with the participation of Afghanistan (Taliban and the government), China, Pakistan, and the United States.
The Afghan Factor in Biden’s Iran Foreign Policy
According to a United States Institute of Peace publication from last year, “Tehran has laid the groundwork to strike US interests across its 500-mile border with Afghanistan and significantly raise the cost of American deployment in the country.
How Djibouti Surrounded Itself by Military Bases
Djibouti hosts military bases belonging to Germany, Spain, Italy, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and Saudi Arabia at a very little distance from one another.
Biden Places MBS under Pressure, But Keeps Him for the Future
In the end, the United States addressed the Donald Trump administration’s excesses, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s emphasis on American values and call on Saudi Arabia to stop state-sanctioned assassinations merely amounted to a slap on the wrist.
How Does China View the Muslim World?
When China’s rulers feel that control is slipping through their fingers, they focus on two nemeses that seem to generate the deepest troubles—the United States and the Islamic world.
Why Is Violence Back to the Streets of Afghanistan?
Nevertheless, the Taliban would use the ceasefire as a playing card during the intra-Afghan talks for releasing of all their around 20,000 lingering prisoners and removing their names from the United Nations blacklist.
Army to Protect Pakistan’s Troubled Ties with Saudi Arabia
akistan’s relations with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have become complicated in recent years as a result of changing regional geopolitics.
China’s Economic Interests in the GCC: Economic Gains over Politics
Meanwhile, the United States’ strategic interest in the Gulf has substantially changed as America has become energy self-sufficient or energy-surplus following extensive exploitation of homeland shale energies.
Why Did the United States Add Israel to CENTCOM?
CENTCOM-an Arab NATO if you like- is one of eleven unified combatant command units within the United States Department of Defence that have been installed to combat threats.
Genocide as a Label of Choice: Why Some Genocides Are More Equal Than Others
Equally noteworthy is how the label of genocide is never associated with the acts of the United States, and usually with those of its enemy.
The Last Remaining Arms Control Treaty between the US and Russia Expires Soon: An Interview with Rebecca Davis Gibbons on the New START
What is the New START treaty and why is it important?
The New START Treaty is the last remaining arms control agreement between the United States and Russia that puts limits on their strategic nuclear weapons and provides transparency between the two countries regarding their nuclear arsenals.
