Roundtable Discussion with Members of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation The UN Security Council: Assessing Twenty Years of CounterterrorismRoundtable Discussion with Members of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation Event SummaryJune 7, 2022 Overview The Securing the Future Initiative (SFI) roundtable discussion on 7 June 2022, co-hosted withthe Permanent Mission of …
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NATO plan would move forces east but wouldn’t add permanent bases
The U.S.-led NATO alliance will adopt a plan in a matter of weeks to send more weaponry and combat units to its eastern flank, but the strategy appears to fall short of fulfilling some allies’ wishes for new installations filled with permanently based troops. At the conclusion of a defense …
Read More »German public changes mind on presence of US nukes, with 52% now in favor, poll reveals
Russia’s monthslong war in Ukraine appears to be swaying Germans’ stance on storage of U.S. nuclear weapons after decades of staunch advocacy for removal of NATO’s most powerful deterrent. For the first time, a majority of respondents in a recent survey supported maintaining U.S. nuclear weapons in Germany, with some …
Read More »Russian boat reportedly sunk while bringing supplies to Black Sea island made famous by Ukrainian guards
A Russian military tugboat carrying a surface-to-air missile launcher to Snake Island in the Black Sea sank after two Ukrainian missiles struck it, Kyiv announced Friday. The Russian Black Sea Fleet tugboat Spasatel Vasily Bekh was part of an effort in recent weeks to resupply the contested, strategic island about …
Read More »China’s New Way of War
“Chinese thinkers have clearly stated that the core operational concept of intelligentized warfare is to directly control the enemy’s will. The idea is to use AI to directly control the will of the highest decision-makers, including the president, members of Congress, and combatant commanders, as well as citizens.” — Colonel …
Read More »Зависимите от руски газ със сметки в рубли страдат най-много
Коментарът е от профила на автора във фейсбук. Чета преди два дни текст, който твърдеше колко сигурен и евтин е руският газ и как няма нищо лошо да сме напълно зависими от руския газ. Цялата ирония е, че буквално минути по-късно “Газпром” се погрижи да обори всички тези “аргументи”. И …
Read More »Wielka trójka UE w Kijowie, ale bez Dudy
Macron, Scholz, Draghi plus prezydent Rumunii odwiedzili Ukrainę, gdy w Europie narastają nastroje antywojenne. Wizyta zbiegła się z sondażem europejskiej Rady Polityki Zagranicznej, niezależnej „fabryki myśli”. Z sondażu wynika, że Europa pragnie jak najszybszego zakończenia wojny w Ukrainie, nawet za cenę ustępstw wobec Rosji Putina. Wśród narodów objętych badaniem wyróżnia …
Read More »Iranian, Russian Delegations Meet In Kazakhstan
The Iranian delegation led by senior adviser to the Iranian foreign minister for special political affairs, Ali Asghar Khaji, met with the Russian delegation on the first day of the 18th round of the international meetings of the Astana process in the Kazakh city of Nur Sultan. During the meeting, …
Read More »Ukraine’s Losses Are China’s Gains
The conflict in Ukraine will have major strategic consequences for Chinese foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific. It will promote the deepening of Russian–Chinese economic cooperation that will make both countries more resilient to Western economic pressure. Long-term instability in Europe will make it more difficult for the United States to …
Read More »How Ukraine Will Win
Kyiv’s Theory of Victory As Russia’s all-out war of aggression in Ukraine drags on for a fourth consecutive month, calls for dangerous deals are getting louder. As fatigue grows and attention wanders, more and more Kremlin-leaning commentators are proposing to sell out Ukraine for the sake of peace and economic …
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