Can Turkey, Russia, and Iran Bring Permanent Security to Syria?
The PKK and its offshoots in Syria function as proxies for Iran and the United States, and occasionally for Russia as well.
Why Hypersonic Weapon Systems Are Critical for Russia
The United States’ withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty or ABMT) and the recent mutual withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty have been important milestones in Russia’s perception and assessment of strategic competition and balance of power.
A New Cold War Erupts in the Shadow of Food Crises
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Saudi and Emirati Pivot to Russia and China: Shift of Axis or Extreme Hedging?
The most striking example of this new international structure manifests itself in how Saudi and Emirati national interests dictated and enabled these Gulf monarchies to respond to the Russian attacks in Ukraine more cautiously and openly refusing an automatic alignment with the United States.
The New Politics of Alliance: Allies, Proxies, and Adversaries Have Become Hard to Tell Apart
The idea behind this move was to mend the United States’ containment policy to create a solid resistance to a possible Soviet expansion towards the warm waters of the Mediterranean.
Negotiating a New Chapter in Saudi-Turkish Relations
Leaving a military- and security-based foreign policy and adopting active diplomacy is likely to help Saudi Arabia balance its security reliance on the United States as an external guarantor and hail the Kingdom as a initiator of a new security architecture.
Inflation Soars Globally: A Story of Diverging Interest Rates
The United States, the UK, Canada (even Australia and New Zealand), and to a limited extent the Eurozone, are increasing interest rates.
How do Russia, Qatar and the United States Use Energy as a Foreign Policy Tool?
turns from a net energy importer to a net energy exporter
The United States is one of the most outstanding countries among today’s oil and gas suppliers.
What Is behind Global Inflation and Where Are We Heading To?
Yet some countries with the highest stimuli—say, Canada, Germany, Spain, or the United Kingdom—are now experiencing record inflation.
The War in Ukraine: The Protection of International Peace and the UN
lmost 70 years after the establishment of the United Nations (UN), the aim to protect international peace and security remains as relevant and urgent as ever.
Europe’s Embrace of Ukrainian Refugees: Double Standards at Large?
As a result, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) estimates that more than 7.
How the Russia-Ukraine War Will Change Turkey-US Relations
During Donald Trump’s presidency, Turkey-United States relations were quite problematic, to say the least.
Sweden and Finland NATO Membership and the Militarization of the Baltic Sea
The idea of global messianic universalism under Western leadership—especially that of the United States—is fading away as the world grows more diverse and unstable in the wake of Western ascendency after the outcomes of the Cold War.
Why Is It So Hard to Reach a New Nuclear Deal with Iran?
Read: Iran's Proxies in the Middle East: A Halted Transition to Politics?Although the United States joined the nuclear negotiations in April 2021, the negotiations stalled in May.
Self-Sufficiency and Complex Interdependence in the Age of Global Crises
As the global shipping slowed because of COVID19-related restrictions, manufacturing industries were also urged to relocate their factories from China to the United States and Europe.
How Will the Ukraine Crisis Shape the World Energy Market?
During the UN Security Council vote condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of the United States’ most important partners in the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), ignored Washington’s pleas and abstained from condemning the invasion.
The Contested Waters of the South China Sea
mid the Russia-Ukraine war in Europe, the United States has reaffirmed its commitment to counter China in the strategically vital Indo-Pacific region, by putting $2.
Can NATO Bypass the Security Complex Mentality?
Read: China Beware, Russia-Ukraine War Unified EU and NATO As Never Before
The second decade after the Cold War
The second decade following the end of the Cold War was sealed by 9/11 when the United States’ “war on terror” and NATO’s activation of Article 5 for the first time in its history brought the alliance into Afghanistan.
Russian Arms to Southeast Asia Remains Outstanding
What makes Russia a suitable supplier of arms to certain Southeast Asian countries is that it offers cheaper equipment, barter as a payment alternative, and does not consider human rights records unlike Europe and the United States.
Who Is Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine?
Read: Russia’s War in Ukraine and the Global Struggle for Power
The United States: double standards?
The United States has been publicly accusing the Russian military and civilian leadership of war crimes.
