The roots of this artificial crisis lie in Putin’s pan-Russianist obsession. In his eyes, borderland countries with ethnic Russian populations, particularly Ukraine, are ‘Russian...
US negotiators at tomorrow’s meeting must seek ways to de-escalate the looming conflict, while finding face-saving ways for Putin to back down.
Why is President...
Recently declassified documents reveal how hard Mikhail Gorbachev struggled throughout 1990 and 1991 to preserve the Union against the independent-minded leaders of Soviet republics,...
Putin wants to control the historical narrative in Russia. The Kremlin aims to legitimise its authoritarian practices by imbuing the power of the state...
By convening the 9-10 December virtual summit, Biden’s unstated aim is to counter diplomatic, economic and military dangers posed by the rising authoritarian tide...
By subcontracting high-risk and experimental operations in fragile states to the Wagner Group, the Kremlin obtains a screen of plausible deniability and avoids public...
Freedom House concluded that China’s campaign of global repression and control is unprecedented in human history. But there are signs of pushback, as countries...
Deep strains have developed in Erdogan’s relationship with his NATO partners because of his cuddling up to Russia and his adventurous and bellicose activities...
China, or its ally Pakistan, likely passed the warhead design, or the warhead itself, to North Korea. China also contributed the transporter-erector-launcher truck used...
Taiwan has been preparing for possible conflict with China for a long time. The recently published Quadrennial Defence Review revealed that its deterrence has...
The Soviet Union had a long tradition of assassinating enemies, but following its collapse, under Yeltsin assassinations stopped and Moscow’s secret poisons laboratory was...
For China, the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan redraws Asia’s geopolitical map and hands it an opportunity to further project Beijing’s power in the region.
London:...
Belarus has been rocked by months of opposition protests after the rigged elections last August. More than 35,000 people have been detained during the...
Some of the evangelicals have linked coronavirus vaccinations to ‘the mark of the beast’, a symbol of submission to the Antichrist found in biblical...
Officials ruled that 60% of workers in ‘customer-facing’ service sector roles must be fully vaccinated by mid-August. Although workers are free to refuse the...
John Sopko, the brutally honest US inspector general for reconstruction in Afghanistan, has been sounding the alarm for years about how corruption, waste and...
It seems that a spooky Faustian pact exists between the two sides: Hamas needs enemies like Netanyahu, just as Netanyahu needs enemies like Hamas.
London:...
China is Australia’s dominant trading partner and Xi was spot-on in identifying the mutual benefit to both countries. But in recent years, China has...
Scientists tell us that there are about fifty different symptoms associated with Long Covid, with some surveys identifying more than one hundred. Common are...
After more than 20 years, many Russians, especially the younger generation, are weary of Putin and rampant corruption, frustrated by the erosion of their...
Neighbouring countries, such as India, will feel the pressure once again to accept droves of migrants and refugees and reckon with growing lawlessness, violence...
Fears were increased last week when Russian daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta reported that ‘it is obvious that Moscow is indeed preparing for a possible war...
Many prominent analysts believe that a crisis over the island is brewing and that the chances of war are highly likely.
‘China considers establishing full...
The balance could tip sharply in China’s favour if Beijing starts forcing other governments to make payments in e-yuan for trade and development projects....
