The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: What China Thinks
Ukraine dismantled the nuclear weapons that it inherited from the USSR’s breakup, and participated in NATO-led operations in the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Indian Ocean.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine from an International Law Perspective
Going even further, Russia claims that the United States and Western European countries have been trying to create a nuclear Ukraine on its border.
China vs Russia in Central Asia?
With massive Chinese economic investments in Central Asia, Russia slowly but steadily started losing ground in its “near abroad.”
Turkey-Saudi Normalization: A Larger Regional Bloc at the Door?
For Saudi Arabia, the timing of normalization with Turkey is ideal for forming a regional bloc to exercise a certain influence over the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna.
What Awaits Lebanon Following Hariri’s Step-down from Politics
It appears that the Lebanese Sunni leaders understand that now is not the time for petty politics amongst them, especially during an extremely sensitive phase where Iran sits and negotiates with the United States in Vienna not only regarding its nuclear program but also its influence in the region, and while the world is starting to show signs of reconsideration of policies towards the Syrian regime, despite its track record of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Dassault Rafale vs. F-35: More than Just Selecting a Combat Aircraft
The Rafale
The Rafale combat aircraft was developed by Dassault Aviation for the French air and naval forces in order to undertake air combat, ground attack, reconnaissance, and nuclear deterrence missions.
The U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: One Boot Inside, the Other Out?
, and the nuclear talks between the U.
UAE Foreign Policy: Good Neighborliness for Now?
The endeavors of the Gulf states came in the form of re-establishing diplomatic relations with Iran without waiting for the Biden administration’s steps to renew the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal, which would bring Iran a vainglorious opponent to the diplomacy table.
Macron, the Gulf, and Islam
During the trip, the question of the nuclear agreement with Iran was not at the center of the discussions.
Saudi-Turkish Relations: A Possible Breakthrough?
Riyadh needs to be prepared to deal with the outcomes of this scenario and the alternative scenario in which Iran advances towards a nuclear weapon.
The Lebanese Catch-22: Squeezed between Iran and Saudi Arabia
One could even argue that, unlike the case in 2015 when Riyadh was passive during the Iranian-American dialogue that resulted in the nuclear agreement, today Riyadh intends to ramp up pressure on the new hardline administration in Tehran.
AUKUS and Its Potential Implications for the MENA Region
to Australia, replacing France as a supplier of nuclear-powered submarines.
Apology and Acknowledgement: Algerians Recall France’s Colonial History
The Algerian government demands three conditions to bridge the gap: (1) giving the archival documents presently kept in France back to Algeria; (2) opening the French nuclear explosions file in southern Algeria; and (3) paying compensation and the full recovery of the skulls of the Algerian resistance fighters held in Paris.
The Gang’s All Here: New Western Imperialism in the South China Sea
In a surprise announcement on September 15, 2021, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom formed a new strategic partnership for the sharing of weaponry (in particular nuclear submarine and cruise missiles) and security-related cyber technology, with the main recipient of new weapons expected to be Australia.
Jens Stoltenberg on the Rise of China: Is NATO Pivoting to the Indo-Pacific?
Apart from the rapid growth in China’s nuclear and conventional military capabilities, China has also invested in a range of unconventional instruments of statecraft that, even whilst ostensibly civilian in nature, grant Beijing enhanced leverage and influence.
Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?
So, who’s insecurity is this trilateral security partnership meant to resolve?
Well, if you listen carefully to American security elites, AUKUS is President Biden’s way of outsourcing some of the heavy lifting that will be required to deter or prevent a Chinese invasion of Taiwan at some point in the next two to three decades, with the construction of eight-nuclear powered submarines in Australia the centrepiece of his strategy.
Iran’s Joy Over the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Will Be Short-Lived
Read: New Delhi’s Multilateral Approach to AfghanistanHowever, once Tehran’s ambitions for nuclear weapons came under the spotlight and international pressure began to mount against them led by Washington, they suddenly changed their tune.
TENET: The World in the Service of a Few International Elite
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Clandestine Russian influence in global affairs, arms dealing and the proliferation of nuclear weapons, private getaways for the super-rich, pan-national intelligence communities, private armies, free-ports (and lockdown) and the ‘science’ of using masks- these are news cycles from the past year and some of the themes both explicit and implicit that are handled in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film Tenet (2020).
Raisi’s Foreign Policy: Notes on Iran’s New Cabinet
Iran's Current Foreign Policy
Both during the election campaign and after his election, President Raisi declared that he is not against nuclear negotiations.
Al-Kadhimi’s Dashing Hopes: Regional Security Conference Held in Baghdad
and Iran held negotiations on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran (JCPOA) – a development which alarmed the Saudis.
