Predictions are a notoriously painful exercise. In the world of geopolitics, especially during a time of seismic global transformation, they are nigh near impossible to make. In West Asia, a depressed and neglected region that acts as a punching bag for Great Power competition elsewhere, much relies on the settlement …

Data suggests that US dollar reserves in central banks are dwindling, as is the influence of the US on the world economy. This presents a unique opportunity for regional currencies and alternative payment systems to enter the vacuum. The imposition of US trade restrictions and sanctions against a number of …

The failed coup in Brazil is the latest CIA stunt, just as the country is forging stronger ties with the east. A former US intelligence official has confirmed that the shambolic Maidan remix staged in Brasilia on 8 January was a CIA operation, and linked it to the recent attempts …

Suprotstavit ćemo se pokušajima Rusije da destabilizuje region, istaknuto je Ured državnog sekretara za vanjske poslove Velike Britanije odgovorio je na upite zastupnice Konzervativne partije Alicie Kearns u vezi podrške koju Milorad Dodik i entitet RS pružaju Rusiji. Kearns je pitala da li postoje jasni dokazi da Republika Srspka pruža podršku Rusiji u vojnoj …

Ministar spoljnih poslova Srbije Ivica Dačić ocenio je danas u Beogradu da je subotnji napad na državljane Srbije u Sarajevu „posledica stvaranja antisrpske atmosfere i kampanje koja se kontinuirano vodi svih ovih godina u mnogim zemljama u regionu“. Moramo da budemo odgovorni za javnu reč koja neće podsticati sukobe, zato …

U nedeljnom izdanju švajcarskog lista Noje cirher cajtung (NZZ) nekoliko tekstova je posvećeno sporu Beograda i Prištine. Autorke su Adelhajd Velfl, Blerta Ismaili i Tatjana Lazarević. U podnaslovu teksta za Noje Cirher Cajtung „Čvrsto ujedinjeni u nepoverenju“ naznačava se: „Kremlj je vodio režiju“. Tekst je potpisala Adelhajd Velfl: „Opasno blizu …

„Zastrašujuće poruke, nevjerovatni prizori iz Sarajeva pokazuju koliko je stanje zabrinjavajuće i koliko je to odraz svakodnevne političke ratnohuškačke retorike. Sve što u javnosti slušamo od strane pojedinih političkih elita koje kroz politike tenzija, sukoba i konflikta žele da ostvare kratkoročne proklete izborne ciljeve, preliva se preko cijelog društva i …

On July 19, 2022, the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russian gas company Gazprom worth close to $40 billion. The deal was signed by the CEOs of both companies during a virtual ceremony on the same day that Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived …

By any standard, the money the United States government pours into its military is simply overwhelming. Take the $858-billion defense spending authorization that President Biden signed into law last month. Not only did that bill pass in an otherwise riven Senate by a bipartisan majority of 83-11, but this year’s budget increase of …

Following a relatively quiet year in the Middle East from Europe’s perspective, 2023 is likely to bring significant challenges in the region – and governments in London and other European capitals will need to be prepared. In 2022, the Middle East seemed to drop down the list of priorities for …