Eurasia

Bottom-line-up-front Current concepts and terminology on multilateralism are confusing and inconsistent. Moreover, multilateralism in practice is in one of its biggest crises in (at least) decades. Conceptually, clarity needs to be created here, among other things with an appeal for comprehensive omnilateralism – in compliance with universal frameworks, as alternatives …

Iran and Pakistan have agreed to forge deeper cooperation as they decided to expedite the process of inking a free trade agreement (FTA), convert their common frontier into a “Border of peace and Friendship,” according to the joint statement. They also reiterated the importance of cooperation in the energy domain, …

During the past decade and a half, extremist non-state actors in Russia have become a central element of the violent transnational right-wing extremist milieu. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and particularly its re-invasion of the country in 2022 have afforded these actors far greater opportunities to operate and …

Some threats simply beg to be turned into opportunities. Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi confirmed that his country’s air force intercepted several Iranian drones between April 13 and 14, helping defend against Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack against Israel. The military assistance by the Hashemite Kingdom followed …

A U.S. defense official would not provide specifics, but is likely referring to Boeing’s Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb. U.S.-provided precision-guided munitions have failed in mission after mission in Ukraine, taken down by Russian electronic warfare. On Wednesday, the Pentagon revealed the latest casualty. A new ground-launched version of an air-to-ground …

Ukrainian forces have reportedly struck Russian air-defense systems in the occupied Crimean peninsula. Reports from X, formerly Twitter, indicate that Ukraine struck Russian air defenses with tactical ballistic missiles in Cape Tarkhankut, the western tip of Crimea. X account War Translate posted a screen shot of messages from “Russian channels” …

PEREL IN THE NINA OF THE NATURAL OF MYTHS With the following methodological requirements, it is usually reduced to the equalment of scientists of the most different profiles to a certain, as authoritative for them as much as authoritative for them, the “conceptual bar” is met by the criterion of …

Personality and Individual: The distinction of concepts The concept of a total toiler as a stock figure of the history of the economy can be supplemented by the formula “economic personality.” The economic personality is an all-total (integral) worker. In this case, the focus is on the personality in its …

Back in December, the eminent historian Niall Ferguson wrote an essay in The Free Press that, it’s now apparent, presaged the tidal wave of demonstrations now inundating college campuses around the country. It was called “The Treason of the Intellectuals” which also was the title of a 1927 publication by …

ISKP’s retooling from regional operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan to a focus on external attacks and operational plots has resulted in a surge of both foiled plots and successful attacks. The Islamic State attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue on the outskirts of Moscow, which killed at least …