Biden-Putin Diplomacy: A Push-Me-Pull-You Game?
administration’s attitude towards the Kremlin.
Supported by the US, Ukraine is Once Again Dreaming of NATO
Russia has warned that Ukraine joining NATO would not solve the issue of the Donbass and would further complicate the situation.
Orthodoxy and Russian Foreign Policy: A Story of Rise and Fall
Russian troops were closest to capturing Istanbul during the Russian-Ottoman wars of 1828-1829 and 1877-1878, but these plans were not destined to materialize.
The Story of An Impeached-Yet-Still-Winning President: Donald J. Trump
Afterwards, the Senate will be able to vote if it would seek to call witnesses in the trials, a key demand made by Democrats who want to see several top current and former officials take the stand, including former National Security Advisor John Bolton, and Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.
Defense, Trade and Foreign Policy: An Interview with CAST Director Ruslan Pukhov
Pukhov, do you think todays’ export policies are largely shaped by economic and commercial gains?
During the Cold War, arms exports and sales were not a matter of foreign trade but of foreign policy.
S-400 Sanctions: What Will Be the Price Paid by Turkey?
On the other hand, Ankara was already aware of the likely scenarios and possible negative outcomes of its choice to purchase a strategic weapon system from Russia, even if it is for “defense purposes”.
Idlib’s Crumbling Ceasefire is a Frightening Prospect for Civilians
he province of Idlib currently stands center stage in the Syrian Civil War.
European Neo-Nazis have Missiles. What’s Next?
Bannon and his counterparts in Europe are aware of the utility of the video gaming world and football hooliganism: that they are social networks with their own sub-cultures.
US Lifts Arms Embargo on Cyprus, But Only Selling Smoke
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The Russian foreign ministry warned the U.
Will Russia Back Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean?
The leadership of the new “independent” Russia wrongly treated its rejection of the communist ideology and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact to be a necessary and sufficient condition to consider the Cold War to be over.
Ukraine’s New President Zelensky and Future Relations with Turkey
The pertinent question now is if he can govern the country which is at hybrid war with his limited knowledge of politics, economics, and international affairs.
The S-400 Deadlock Between Turkey and the US
While Trump himself is clear about Turkey's role in the region although he acts in a very pragmatic way on foreign policy issues, his close circle tends to act by other institution's possible positions towards Turkey.
How Durable are Relations Between Turkey and Russia?
The leader of the Bolshevik revolution and the founder of the Soviet Republic Vladimir Lenin and the leader of the War of Independence, the founder and the first president of the Republic of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, by joint efforts, set a new vector of relations between the two countries, as the successors of the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
Cyprus in the Midst of Shifting Tides in the Mediterranean Gas Competition
Hydrocarbon exploration in the Levant Basin has been underway for a decade, but it is only recently that regional countries have made real strides toward forming a joint energy hub.
Sputnik Türkiye: The Voice of Moscow?
Media, propaganda war and Sputnik
Within a short period, the U.
Trade Wars after the G20 Summit
The unilateralism of the Trump administration, which was expressed through withdrawal from multilateral international regimes and regional organizations, neo-protectionist economic policies and trade wars, triggered widespread perceptions that the major sponsor of the G20 has cut its support to multilateralism.
The G20 Summit: A Lack of Leadership and Purpose
From climate change to international terrorism and from civil wars to refugee crises, there are a host of issues that continue to spread instability throughout the planet.
Russia-NATO war closer than ever?
The recent incident started on Sunday as Kiev argued that its ships were observing international maritime rules in and around the Kerch Strait, a narrow body of water separating the Black and Azov Seasto, while Moscow claimed that Ukraine had not notified Russia in advance of the ships passing and the boats ignored warnings to stop.
EU fault lines: Brexit, Belt and Road Initiative and rising Germany
"France didn’t want the integration of the eastern Balkan states, since France feared the natural and gradual shift in the centripetal force of the EU towards the East and despite its strong and continued resistance it had to eventually face what it feared", said Prof.
Global Arms Sales and the Middle East
In many cases of these arms deals, the committee turns a blind eye to human rights violations or war crimes.
