After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the United States and its allies enjoyed a near monopoly on economic, military and ideological power in a suddenly unipolar world. Over the decade and a half that followed, the U.S. emerged as the dominant power …

Up until the spring, the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar was mainly expressing its opposition to the military junta that seized power in February through peaceful protests. But over the summer, in reaction to the junta’s violent and often lethal response, hundreds of small, armed, civilian resistance groups popped up and …

The regime will return to the areas under the control of the PYD, in a way similar to what happened in Daraa and under a decentralization formula, Fouad Alteiko writes in Nedaa Post. The regime has never been far from the area under the control of the Democratic Union Party …

A senior source inside the General Secretariat of the Arab League said that Algeria’s discussions with Arab countries have resulted in a preliminary agreement to invite Syria to the group’s next summit. It was also agreed to restore Syria’s place in the Arab League at the upcoming meeting, which will …

The Turkish regime of Erdogan continues to implement its policies of Turkification in the areas it occupies in northern Aleppo to change its demographic character, especially in the Afrin region. According to local sources, the Government of the Turkish regime opened a new school in the Rajo district of the …

The Syrian government exploits Turkish threats to take control over northeast Syria’s regions, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said in a statement on Monday. “The Syrian government is not ready for any political settlement in Syria, and it exploits the deteriorating economic conditions of the people,” the SDF statement added. …

Ситуація на кордоні між Польщею та Білоруссю дещо стабілізувалася. Однак польські прикордонні служби очікують напливу нових груп мігрантів. За повідомленням прикордонників, дві великі групи намагалися прорватися через кордон: в одній було 500, а в іншій – 50 осіб. Під час інциденту четверо військових отримали поранення. Тим часом Польщу відвідав міністр …

Valko-Venäjän synnyttämän siirtolaiskriisin varjoon on jäänyt monta suuntaa, joilla Venäjä on ollut aktiivinen. Niistä merkittävin on Ukraina. Venäjän presidentti Vladimir Putin esitti taas oman teoriansa Puolan ja Valko-Venäjän rajan siirtolaiskriisistä, kun hän piti torstaina puheen Venäjän ulkoministeriön tilaisuudessa. Putinin mukaan tilanteen taustalla on länsimaiden pyrkimys lisätä jännitettä Venäjän lähellä sijaitsevalla …

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, in Foreign Affairs, I wrote that advanced economies were entering a new age: the age of magic money. Because inflation seemed dormant, central banks faced no penalty for conjuring money out of thin air. And because this money would drive interest rates lower, governments would …

Ominous signs indicate that Russia may conduct a military offensive in Ukraine as early as the coming winter. Moscow has quietly built up its forces along the Ukrainian border over the past several months, which could be a prelude to a military operation that aims to resolve the political deadlock …