Yearly Archives: 2023

The Lesson Of Iran’s Uprising – OpEd

Introduction Seven months after the start of the nationwide uprising in Iran, there can be no doubt about the Iranian people’s deep-seated discontent toward the current theocratic regime that has ruled the country for four decades. The protests have brought to the surface the profound frustration and rage that has …

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North Macedonia: In Anticipation Of The Biggest Security-Intelligence Attack – Analysis

After the establishment of Zoran Zaev’s (SDSM) Government in 2017 the Republic of North Macedonia managed to achieve historic successes. In addition to the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Good-Neighbourliness and Cooperation with the Republic of. Bulgaria, the law on improvement of the use of languages of other ethnic …

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Geopolitics Still Engulfs Black Sea Grain Initiative – OpEd

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has taken steps for the extension, improvement and expansion of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, but Russia authorities explicitly indicated that it would unlikely to participate in the deal due to the fact that its conditions were not respected and taken into consideration. “I …

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China’s support may not be ‘lethal aid,’ but it’s vital to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine

It’s the conventional wisdom in Washington and in most European capitals: China is only providing limited support to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In Beijing, meanwhile, officials attempt to portray neutrality, emphasizing that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is not providing weapons to Russia. As PRC leader Xi Jinping told Ukrainian President …

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US to provide Ukraine $1.2 billion in long-term security aid

The U.S. will provide $1.2 billion more in long-term military aid to Ukraine to further bolster its air defenses as Russia continues to pound Ukraine with drones, rockets and surface-to-air missiles, U.S. officials said Monday. The aid package is expected to be announced on Tuesday and the money will be …

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US, NATO missile defense exercise kicks off in Atlantic amid Russian show of force

Russia’s military was making its presence felt in international waters near northern Europe as the U.S. and its NATO allies prepared for a missile defense exercise that began Monday in the North Atlantic. Formidable Shield includes live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic and ballistic missiles, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet …

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Mighty Dollar’s Rule Facing Many Mutinies: A Likely Credible One From BRICS – OpEd

The dollar that has ruled the world at least since the end of World War II is now facing mutinies because of the US power to unilaterally impose sanctions and influence financial policies, as well as ideology and the rise of China as an international economic powerhouse. A surge of …

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Collapse Of The Russian Empire’s Main Historical Pillar? – Analysis

In early April 2023, the authorities in a few Russian regions bordering Ukraine—Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk—decided to refuse to hold the regular military parade in honor of Victory Day on May 9 (Svoboda, April 10). Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov stated that he did not want to “provoke the enemy with …

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Red-Team Analysis Of Russia’s Defensive Combat Strategy

Stalemate as Strategy One thing is certain: Vladimir Putin’s generals did not plan for this. In their optimistic pre-war strategy sessions, they envisioned Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) seizing the Antonov Airport before pouring into Kyiv, the Russian military assuming control of the capital as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his cabinet …

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