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Ukraine Is At The Center Of Three Interlocking Triangles For Containing Russia

These are the 2020 Lublin Triangle (Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania), the 2022 de facto alliance between Ukraine, Poland, and the UK, and early August’s Odessa Triangle with Romania and Moldova. Russia has in recent years consistently accused the West of…

Trump’s Foreign Policy: A Sham?

Some believe that Donald Trump actually wants to end the war in Ukraine. Others believe he’s as belligerent as his predecessors. Who’s right? Perhaps a bit of both. He may have wanted to end American involvement in the war in…

The war drums of Ursula von der Leyen, the non-elected burocrat Queen of the EU

Nobody outside the political elite of Europe likes her. Most of the common people do not even know her. But she likes to protray herself as the Top decisionmaker for the whole of the EU. Her State of the Union…

Canada needs diplomacy to reach out to growing economies

The return of Donald Trump to the White House has caused a shift in long-established patterns in the conduct of international relations. Many countries around the world have been grappling with this challenge. For Canada, the issue is particularly acute…

Caspian Media Forum Marks its 10th Anniversary in Astrakhan

With more than 700 people as well as an estimated 3,000 participants online, the 10th Caspian Media Forum under the theme: “The History of the Caspian: from the Past to the Future” was held in Astrakhan’s Opera and Ballet Theatre.…

What’s in Store for Africa: Russia’s Policy Strategies for Africa

For African countries, more and more diverse economic opportunities have opened up primarily due to the changing geopolitical dynamics around the world today. These changes are obviously influencing Africa’s development landscape. While it has some negative connotations, it is simultaneously…

India Defied US Pressure To Dump Russia For These Five Reasons

The common denominator is India’s rivalry with China. Trump recently made a show of doubling his 25% tariffs on India as punishment for its continued purchase of Russian energy and military-technical equipment. Influenced by Lindsey Graham, he expected that India…

Yurii Sheliazenko: “The protests are good, but there are still some Ukrainians who believe in the war.”

In Kiev, I met Yurii Sheliazenko, a Quaker conscientious objector and leader of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, whom I had met and interviewed during my trip to Ukraine last August, and his friend Artem Denysov, also a Quaker. They took…

South Africa Continues Playing Russian Roulette

After the second Russia-Africa summit held in St. Petersburg, media reports indicated South Africa’s continues playing  Russian roulette with its economy. Several reports underlined the historical fact that Russia had contributed tremendously during its political struggle to attain independence, but…

Western Pressure On India Over Russia Already Backfired Even If It Partially Complies

It’s reshaping Indian policymakers’ views of the West and breeding resentment of their governments among its society. India’s former Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin recently published an informative opinion piece at NDTV titled “Tariff Blitz: Is India Becoming…

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