European Leaders Pressure Serbia to Recognize Kosovo
While a significant number of countries have acknowledged Kosovo's sovereignty, several others, including Russia and China, have sided with Serbia in not recognizing the Balkan state.
100 Years of the Republic of Turkey: Turkey’s Standing in the International System
Özal also aimed to improve cooperation with Iran, Pakistan, and later with Central Asian countries under the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), and with the countries around the Black Sea, especially Russia, through the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC).
US Deploys 900 Troops to Middle East amid Rising Tensions
is also directing efforts towards Ukraine, with a recent pledge of a $150 million military aid package to address urgent security challenges posed by Russia.
Slovakia Changes Policy and Halts Military Aid to Ukraine
Many see Fico's rise as a potential disruptor to the European Union's and NATO's collective strategies, especially in the context of the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
The Gaza War Pushes International Community to Rethink Stance
Russia and China have criticized the fact that Israel's actions are now a "collective punishment" of the Palestinians.
Kremlin Dismisses Rumors About Vladimir Putin’s Health
peculations regarding the health of Russian President Vladimir Putin have recently intensified, fueled by unsourced reports and rumors on various platforms, including the Telegram channel General SVR.
CPEC: China’s Gift to Pakistan Is Becoming Too Hot to Handle
Losing influence over Pakistan also means a looser grip on Afghanistan, and, thus, a consequential gain of the Russia-China axis over the U.
France Can’t Be Neutral in the Sudan War
Second, this expansion also means more influence for Russia and the Wagner group, which is now supplying the militia with surface-to-air missiles in exchange for smuggled Sudanese gold.
Gaza-Israel War: The Missing Context of Occupation
Hamas, which is the primary actor in this operation against Israel, faced very serious criticism for re-establishing relations with both the Damascus regime and Iran due to the attitude taken by Iran and Russia in Syria.
Erdoğan-Mitsotakis Meeting and the Future of Turkey Greece Relations
Addressing regional problems and the questions of Ukraine, Russia, and Syria, and EU-Turkey relations, Turkey stressed that the bilateral problems can be settled "on the basis of mutual rights and interests as well as respect to international law.
How Has the Veil and Its Symbolism Evolved in Europe?
The Amish branched off from Switzerland, Alsace, Germany, Russia, and Holland and they migrated to the US in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Britain Allowed the EU into Cyprus, Now It Must Use NATO to Kick It Out
Their priority was to secure their trade routes and supply lines to India, the “Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire, at the expense of Russia, which had its own designs on the region in its search for warm waters.
What’s Next for Karabakh?
Since then, Armenian politics have been divided and polarized between rapprochement with Western countries and reliance on Russia to resolve the Karabakh issue.
Azerbaijan Writes the Last Chapter in Karabakh
The war ended 44 days later, on November 9, with the Trilateral Declaration of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Russia.
What Is the Place of Libya in Africa?
ibya has not been on the international political agenda since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war as much as it was in the prewar period, yet recent major developments in the country have the capacity to influence both local Libyan and international actors involved in Libya.
Can the West weaken the Juntas in the Sahel with ECOWAS?
he coup against Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, one of the most important allies of the West in the Sahel, paves the way for the consolidation of the influence of other global actors seen as alternatives by regional states, Russia in particular.
Prigozhin Died for Wagner to Live On
Petersburg, lost radio communication at around 17:30 Moscow time, once again putting Russia at the top of the news headlines.
Why Did Arab Tribes Revolt against the PKK/YPG in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor?
There is also large-scale drug production and trafficking, which is managed by the regime's military elements, and the ongoing economic problems in Lebanon and Russia's impasse in Ukraine are putting even more pressure on the Syrian regime.
African Agency in the Niger Coup
Russian roulette in Africa Pro-coup Nigeriens waved Russian flags during protests organized by the military junta and pro-coup NGOs offering visible evidence of Russia's growing sphere of influence and its strategic maneuvers in Africa through the Wagner Group.
Why Can’t the United Nations Be Reformed?
Sometimes it is the United States, other times it is Russia or China that blocks intervention decisions that would end the massacres and establish peace.
