Why Iran Is Concerned with Taliban 2.0
Other nations like Russia, India, and Turkey also joined Iran in backing the alliance.
Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?
Read: Will the United States Contain Russia or China, or Both?Should a shooting war between China and the U.
Can Turkey’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy Be a Game Changer?
, China, and Russia have indicated their intentions to use AI in the military field and increase their advantage.
Angela Merkel, The Leader of the Free World?
Meanwhile, Russia threatens Europe’s security just as it did in the Soviet era, and Europe struggles to be the center of weight and appeal with Britain leaving the EU, numerous economic crises, and the rise of the far right.
Five Prominent Challenges for the Taliban
Iran and Russia, once amicable to the Taliban, now move in a different direction.
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
President Raisi’s new cabinet reflects his hardline approach.
The Crimean Platform: Winners, Losers, and Bystanders
n August 23, 2021, Kyiv hosted the first convention of the International Crimea Platform, which has been presented as a “consultative and coordination format with the aim of peacefully ending the Russian Federation’s temporary occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol and to restore control of Ukraine over this territory in full accordance with international law.
China-US Rivalries after the Afghan War
This network is invited to partner with a new coalition of liberal democracies—The Summit for Democracy—supporting freedom and independence against authoritarian trends backed by China and Russia.
Iran Lashes Out as Local Discontent Heats Up: Droughts a Rallying Cry
Read: Iran’s Accession to the Eurasian Union Will Benefit Russia and KazakhstanChina has been increasing their purchase of Iranian crude at a steep discount, especially with new refiners and petrochemical facilities starting up within China that require the type of oil Iran produces.
Dissent against Bolsonaro Runs Deeper than COVID19 Mismanagement
Since August 2020, Brazil engaged diplomatically with Russia to obtain the Sputnik V vaccine, which was later suspended by the country’s national health service, Anvisa, on account of alleged “lack of consistent and reliable data,” despite favorable reviews in the leading health journal, The Lancet.
Turkey’s UAV Breakthrough Creates Another Path to MENA
First, the export of UAVs to Eastern Europe will create a new dimension to NATO’s security approach against Russia.
New Delhi’s Multilateral Approach to Afghanistan
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But now that the Taliban anticipates victory, it sees little or no advantage in forging close diplomatic ties with New Delhi, especially given neighboring Pakistan, China and Iran, along with Russia have each expressed a willingness to accept and normalize a future Taliban controlled Afghan government.
Understanding the Tunisian Coup: Actors and Implications
The Americans are not interested much in competing with France for influence in Tunisia, and have far more important issues such as Afghanistan, Iraq, China, Russia, and COVID-19.
The Gamesmanship of Straits in Global Politics
Russia was thus worried that this could lead to an increased presence of NATO-flagged ships in the Black Sea basin.
‘America is back’; So What? On Why the United States is Losing the World
Read: Will the United States Contain Russia or China, or Both?Predictably, AEI was one of the loudest voices urging for a war and invasion of Iraq prior to that calamitous decision by the George W.
The Geopolitics of Turkey’s Gas Discoveries in the Black Sea
With the expiry of the gas contracts amounting to approximately 18 bcm in 2021 and 38 bcm in 2025, Turkey will have an important chance to negotiate on more competitive gas prices and flexible terms - especially with Russia.
The Fight Against FETO Is Not a Fight of the Judiciary Alone
While the fight against FETO continued, the organization did not hesitate to engage in acts of terror, such as the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Ankara Andrei Gennadyevich Karlov.
US-Indonesia Maritime Collaboration in the South China Sea: Harbinger of an Expanded Quad-Plus?
Read: Will the United States Contain Russia or China, or Both?A two-fold perspective underscores the mutual interests and logic behind U.
With Jerusalem, Hezbollah Is Now Playing Catch-up
Read: Russia’s Lebanese Matryoshka DollHamas’ relations had soured greatly with the axis as a result of its position on the Syrian uprising and its refusal to back the Syrian regime in its bloody crackdown on its own revolting civilians.
