Yearly Archives: 2023

Iran Agrees To Stop Arming Houthis In Yemen As Part Of Deal With Saudi Arabia – Report

Iran has agreed to stop sending weapons to its Houthi allies in Yemen as part of a deal to re-establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia that was brokered by China, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported, quoting US and Saudi officials. Tehran’s move would hasten new efforts to achieve …

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Montenegro: Deciding Between The Past And The Future – Analysis

On 19 March 2023, presidential elections will be held in Montenegro for the eighth time since the introduction of the multi-party system in this country and for the fourth time since its independence was proclaimed in 2006. 542,154 voters will be eligible to give a vote. The president of Montenegro …

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China And US Policies In Middle East And Beyond – OpEd

The United Stated of America remains the most dominant country in the world — economically, militarily, politically, and culturally. In that unique role, America has played a mostly positive role on the world stage. Especially, when compared to the Marxist and Fascist regimes that emerged in the past decades to …

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Would Defeat In Ukraine Lead To Collapse Of Russia? – OpEd

The Ukraine war has entered such a critical phase that Putin cannot think of ending the war without achieving victory. But the question is, why can’t he think about it when the loss is apparently much greater than what Russia has gained from this war? In February 2023, Vladimir Putin …

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Spent Matters: The AUKUS Nuclear Waste Problem

When Australia – vassal be thy name – assumed responsibilities for not only throwing money at both US and British shipbuilders, lending up territory and naval facilities for war like a gambling drunk, and essentially asking its officials to commit seppuku for the Imperium, another task was given. While the …

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Saudi King Invites Iranian President To Riyadh For Official Visit

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been invited to Riyadh by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, who expressed his desire to strengthen economic and regional cooperation between the two countries. Mohammad Jamshidi, the Iranian president’s deputy chief of staff for political affairs, confirmed the invitation in a Twitter post, saying that Raisi …

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Putin: Russia And China, A Future-Bound Partnership – Article

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s article for People’s Daily Newspaper, “Russia and China: A Future-Bound Partnership,” as released by The Kremlin. I am glad to seize this opportunity to address the friendly Chinese people in one of the largest and most authoritative world media in advance of the state visit of …

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Time For Syria To Return To Arab Fold, UAE President Tells Assad

The UAE’s president on Sunday told his Syrian counterpart it was time for diplomatically isolated Damascus to be reintegrated into the wider Arab region during a meeting in Abu Dhabi. The trip by Syrian President Bashar Assad — his second to the UAE in as many years — comes after …

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Disintegration Of The European Security Architecture: Three Lessons For Asia – Analysis

After the Cold War, Europe acquired praise as the zone of peace and stability. Solemn proclamations of the region as a “common home” were accompanied by massive reductions in the size of militaries, defence budgets, and weapon inventories. European states launched multiple venues for dialogue, confidence-building measures, and arms control …

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