Power Politics and Moral Accountability
They are taking on Russia, China, and DAESH as well as North Korea, Iran, and a host of militias with transnational reach.
Foreign Fighters Arrive in Scores to Fight in Ukraine
On the opposite side, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced before the Russian National Security Council on March 11 that Russia would also accept volunteers who want to fight against Ukraine.
Ukraine: The Lesson Japanese Policy-Makers Won’t Learn
Japan at first balked at the prospect of stopping the import of Russian oil, but by that time so had the Europeans, so clearly a calculation was made that Japan would not stand out on that issue.
Iran Nuclear Talks: Iran-Russia Cooperation Exempted from U.S. Sanctions
n Tuesday, March 15, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed the U.
How the Ukraine War Impacts Food Security in MENA
he consequences of the Russia-Ukraine war will not only revise the geography of Eastern Europe and the chessboard of international politics, but will also have an impact on the global economy.
Ukraine is Assad’s New Dilemma
yria is the only Arab state to support Russia’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as “independent” republics and its invasion of Ukraine.
The Urge to Kill to Survive: Russia’s Imperialist Expansionism Explained
utin’s speech following the Russian military intervention in Ukraine outlines Russia’s justification on political and military grounds.
Selective Solidarity with War Victims: Ukrainian and Palestinian Refugees
But since the Russia-Ukraine war was at the border of the relatively immune and safe Europe, it required immediate intervention.
Ukrainian Refugees Continue to Flood Europe
undreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees are fleeing from their home country due to the Russian invasion.
China’s Sanctions against Lithuania Go Almost Unnoticed
Read: How Will the Russia-Ukraine War Affect the Balkans?
Tit for tat?
High-tech and infrastructure are issues of repeated dispute between China and Lithuania.
Stability, Resilience and Chaos in the New World Order
Other than global peace and conflict trends, the Russia-based concerns of 2020 have acted as a reminder of a crucial fact: Russian expansionism, essentially towards Europe, reminiscent of Cold War conflicts, can be reviewed along the concepts of conventionality/unconventionality, regularity/irregularity, or stability operations.
How the Ukraine War Will Give China More Leverage
fter the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, the West has unanimously slapped severe sanctions on Moscow that, at the moment, have further raised energy and commodity prices in the international market.
Turkey and Israel: A Marriage of Convenience and Necessity?
Read: To Whom It May Concern: Turkey’s Counter-Spy Operations Send MessagesThere is growing tension and confrontation between the Western alliance and Russia over Ukraine, which will have an inevitable impact on the energy security of Europe as the Nord Stream 2 project has already been suspended.
Anti-War Protests in Russia: Do Putin and Russians Think the Same?
n the early morning of February 24, Russia announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine, a move that was described by U.
The GCC States’ Russian Dilemma
The escalation between Russia and Western states over NATO enlargement turned into a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a “special military operation” on February 24, 2022.
Dependent on Russian Gas: Europe Must Reconsider Its Energy Security
any policy-makers had warned of the potential Russian aggression against Ukraine, but with few exceptions nobody had expected Putin’s war jets to bomb the capital of Ukraine or the Russian army to invade Ukrainian territory.
Latin America: A New Sphere of Russian Influence?
he world is witnessing a dramatic revival of the 20th-century bipolar geopolitical order featuring the Soviet Union, today’s Russia, on the one side, and the United States on the other.
How Middle Powers Can Wield More Influence on Global Politics
Turkey’s effort to mediate between Russia and Ukraine before the war broke out, for instance, is worth mentioning here.
Where Belarus and Belarusians Stand on the War in Ukraine
he war in Ukraine has brought about a significant change in the politics of alliance between Russia and Belarus.
Is There any Limit to Russian Expansion under Vladimir Putin?
Are those who cannot come to terms with the past doomed to repeat its mistakes?
Many argue that Russia has always sought to satisfy its needs through conflict and by attacking others.
