Russia’s defense chief on Tuesday signed a roadmap for closer military ties with China, pointing to increasingly frequent U.S. strategic bomber flights near both countries’ borders. During a video call, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe “expressed a shared interest in stepping up strategic military exercises …
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Kremlin Raises Rhetoric After U.S. Cites ‘Real Concerns’ Over Russian Military Buildup Near Ukraine
The Kremlin has gone on a verbal offensive amid Western concerns over its military buildup near Ukraine, while stressing the importance of an unconfirmed Russian-U.S. presidential summit Moscow says is in the works. The Kremlin responded harshly on November 21 to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying a day …
Read More »Obyśmy nie byli jak Turcja. Co zmusi rząd do weryfikacji swojej polityki?
– Trzeba czynić wszystko, by Polska była tym, czym jest dziś Turcja – mówił Jarosław Kaczyński w 2014 r. Turcja prężyła wtedy muskuły w wymiarze militarnym i ekonomicznym. Od 2010 r. jej PKB rósł w tempie 4,8–11,2 proc. rocznie. Dziś prezes PiS pewnie połknąłby język, nim powtórzyłby tamte słowa. Co …
Read More »Diese Agrarreform ist eine Luftnummer
Masse statt Klasse, Förderung für große statt für kleine Unternehmen: Alles bleibt beim Alten, doch zumindest streitet die EU nicht mehr über die Agrarreform. Die ist nichts weiter als eine verpasste Chance. Europas neue Agrarpolitik: eine Reform ohne Reform. Nichts da mit Meilenstein, Schritt in die Zukunft oder richtungsweisend. Wer …
Read More »Poland Says Migrants Still Crossing From Belarus As EU Readies New Sanctions
Poland says groups of migrants have made new attempts to illegally cross the border from Belarus, and warned against interpreting recent moves by Minsk to repatriate some of the migrants as a de-escalation of the crisis on the European Union’s eastern frontier. The Polish officials issued the warning on November …
Read More »Predicting Allies’ Choices In An Era Of US-China Competition – Analysis
In today’s environment of growing US-China competition, America’s allies are increasingly faced with a series of what international relations authority Dr. Victor Cha calls “binary choices” between the two powers. “Open competition in relations between the United States and China has dramatically changed the environment in which the US must …
Read More »Key To Ending The Fighting In Kiev Is Ukraine Giving Up Donbass – OpEd
As Russia/Nato passions are stirring once again, we should wind the clock back to seven years ago when the Ukraine crisis began. What’s it all about? The demonstrators in the Maidan, the central square of the capital, Kiev, were motivated by the arguments over a trade agreement with the EU, …
Read More »Ukraine Is Back On Russia’s Agenda – Analysis
There is a growing danger of a major Russian military move into Ukraine. Nevertheless, the constraints remain significant, making a full-scale Russian military endeavour risky. Instead, a limited military incursion with the aim of achieving the decentralisation of Ukraine is more probable. Ukraine is back on Russia’s agenda. Recent months …
Read More »Nouveau McCarthyism And US-Russian Relations – OpEd
The November 4 arrest and indictment of Igor Danchenko, leaves open the question of just how far Special Counsel John Durham‘s US Department of Justice investigation will go, concerning the flaw-ridden Russiagate narrative? Eli Lake’s November 4 Bloomberg column, suggests that the FBI might’ve been manipulated by the Democratic Party. …
Read More »Israel calls on Ankara to close Hamas offices in Turkey
Following the killing in Jerusalem of Eliyahu Kay by a Hamas member linked to Turkey, and following the exposure of a West Bank Hamas cell led by the Hamas Turkey office, Jerusalem is calling on Ankara to shut down the group’s activities in the country. Israel has intensified its diplomatic …
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