Iran Lashes Out as Local Discontent Heats Up: Droughts a Rallying Cry
By striking outward, it provides a show of force and a deterrent to local protests, while trying to create a unified external enemy.
Turkey’s UAV Breakthrough Creates Another Path to MENA
The Eastern European interest in Baykar’s UAVs has become more salient after the second Nagorno-Karabagh War in 2020.
Will the United States Contain Russia or China, or Both?
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The 24-page document also warns that Russia “remains determined to enhance its global influence and play a disruptive role on the world stage.
The Great Turan: Russia’s Concerns about Turkey’s Growing Reputation in Caucasus and Central Asia
he Azeri crushing military defeat of (pro)Armenian forces in the Second Karabakh War (September 27–November 9, 2020) resulted in Turkey’s surging popularity not only in Azerbaijan but also across the entire Turkic-speaking world.
What the Return of Mercenaries Means for the World Politics
All we know is that business is booming because when you need something absolutely, positively done in war, you call the private sector.
What’s behind Joe Biden’s “Armenian Genocide” Statement?
covert war against NATO ally Turkey gained a new dimension when U.
Diplomatic Expulsion: Resurgence of A Cold-War Era Norm?
A recent Gallup poll showed that 41% of Americans surveyed had unfavorable opinions toward Russia and 23% consider Russia one of the U.
Russia’s Changing Relationship with India: Arms Talk
uring the Cold War era, the Soviet Union was a staunch ally of India, with Moscow viewing the sub-continent nation as a bulwark against China and a cornerstone to expanding its empire into the Asia Pacific region, where the U.
Biden-Putin Diplomacy: A Push-Me-Pull-You Game?
administration’s attitude towards the Kremlin.
Supported by the US, Ukraine is Once Again Dreaming of NATO
Russia has warned that Ukraine joining NATO would not solve the issue of the Donbass and would further complicate the situation.
Orthodoxy and Russian Foreign Policy: A Story of Rise and Fall
Russian troops were closest to capturing Istanbul during the Russian-Ottoman wars of 1828-1829 and 1877-1878, but these plans were not destined to materialize.
The Story of An Impeached-Yet-Still-Winning President: Donald J. Trump
Afterwards, the Senate will be able to vote if it would seek to call witnesses in the trials, a key demand made by Democrats who want to see several top current and former officials take the stand, including former National Security Advisor John Bolton, and Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.
Defense, Trade and Foreign Policy: An Interview with CAST Director Ruslan Pukhov
Pukhov, do you think todays’ export policies are largely shaped by economic and commercial gains?
During the Cold War, arms exports and sales were not a matter of foreign trade but of foreign policy.
S-400 Sanctions: What Will Be the Price Paid by Turkey?
On the other hand, Ankara was already aware of the likely scenarios and possible negative outcomes of its choice to purchase a strategic weapon system from Russia, even if it is for “defense purposes”.
Idlib’s Crumbling Ceasefire is a Frightening Prospect for Civilians
he province of Idlib currently stands center stage in the Syrian Civil War.
European Neo-Nazis have Missiles. What’s Next?
Bannon and his counterparts in Europe are aware of the utility of the video gaming world and football hooliganism: that they are social networks with their own sub-cultures.
US Lifts Arms Embargo on Cyprus, But Only Selling Smoke
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The Russian foreign ministry warned the U.
Will Russia Back Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean?
The leadership of the new “independent” Russia wrongly treated its rejection of the communist ideology and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact to be a necessary and sufficient condition to consider the Cold War to be over.
Ukraine’s New President Zelensky and Future Relations with Turkey
The pertinent question now is if he can govern the country which is at hybrid war with his limited knowledge of politics, economics, and international affairs.
The S-400 Deadlock Between Turkey and the US
While Trump himself is clear about Turkey's role in the region although he acts in a very pragmatic way on foreign policy issues, his close circle tends to act by other institution's possible positions towards Turkey.
