Not long after the commencement of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, I wrote that for China, …
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The War in Ukraine Is Testing China’s New Partnership With Russia
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to draw outrage and reprisals from the international community, …
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As NATO has focused its attention on Russia’s offensive military capabilities in Eastern Europe, an …
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In early March, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov embarked on a five-country tour of sub-Saharan …
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As Ukrainian society faced the shock of Russia’s seizure of Crimea in March 2014, separatist …
Read More »A New Iron Curtain Splits Russia From the West
Today’s standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine can be traced back to 2004, …
Read More »NATO Finds a New Sense of Purpose in an Old Mission
NATO leaders gathered this week at a summit in Madrid to adopt a New Strategic …
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The bloc’s formal designation of Beijing as a threat is just a first step. Now …
Read More »Top PKK terrorist killed in anti-terror op: Surrendered terrorist
A PKK terrorist who surrendered to Turkish security forces during Operation Eren Blockade-2 confessed that …
Read More »SDF arrests 12 ISIS suspects in a large operation in Hasakah province
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday announced the arrest of 17 ISIS suspects in …
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