March, 2022

• 7 March

  Iran, UN Nuclear Watchdog Agree on 3-Month Timetable To Resolve Issues

  

  Iran and the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, have agreed on a three-month timetable to resolve issues that are stalling agreement on a new nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and the world powers. The announcement of the plan came on Saturday during a visit to …

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• 7 March

  Turkey’s Erdogan Speaks With Putin, Urges Cease-Fire With Ukraine

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke Sunday by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the call, Erdogan reportedly called for Russia to move toward a cease-fire in Ukraine, to open humanitarian corridors for the Ukrainians and to sign a peace agreement. The conversation during which Erdogan offered to mediate …

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• 7 March

  Russian Banks to Switch to Chinese Card System after Visa, Mastercard Suspend Operations in Russia

  

  Multiple Russian banks on Sunday announced plans to begin issuing cards using a Chinese card operator’s system with Russia’s Mir network after Visa and MasterCard pulled out of Russia. Sberbank, Alfa Bank and Tinkoff all said they would begin using the Chinese UnionPay system, according to Reuters. The announcement comes …

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• 7 March

  As ‘La Françafrique’ Comes to an End, Russia is Ready To Replace France in West Africa

  

  Finally, France will be leaving Mali, nearly a decade after the original military intervention in 2013. The repercussions of this decision will hardly be confined to this West African nation, but will likely spread to the entirety of the Sahel Region; in fact, the whole of Africa. France’s decision to …

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• 7 March

  Putin says Ukrainian statehood in jeopardy

  

  Media reports said: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West’s sanctions on Russia to “declaring war,” while a promised cease-fire in the besieged port city of Mariupol collapsed amid scenes of terror. Putin continued to pin the blame for the war …

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• 6 March

  India’s Russia Choices: A Narrowing Path To Strategic Hedging

  

  Russo-Indian relations have been historically stable. A carryover from the Cold War era, a warm bilateral relationship has led to the development of a Strategic Partnership that has included defense deals, such as India buying Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets, Mil Mi-17 helicopters, and more recently the S-400 missile defense system …

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• 6 March

  War Is Never Inevitable

  

  Anyone who has worked in the news media over the past 20 years has seen many ‘Ukraine’s.’ They know, as I do, that the past perpetrator was rarely named, let alone punished. I worked as a digital researcher and archivist for two major networks for over 20 years, including almost …

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• 6 March

  The Impact Of The Russia-Ukraine Conflict On Global Financial Markets

  

  Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, the global capital markets had experienced the initial plunge on February 24, and then stabilized and rebounded in the second trading day on February 25. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed up collectively, with the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500, …

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• 6 March

  Iran: IRGC Unveils Underground Missile, Drone Bases

  

  The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Saturday unveiled two cavernous military bases accommodating missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami unveiled the two bases hiding underground tunnel systems. The subterranean bases accommodate ground-to-ground missile systems with new advanced equipment as well as assault drones capable of …

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• 6 March

  Five Scenarios For Ukraine After Russia Invasion

  

  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February shocked the world but President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of pulling back. Here are possible scenarios for the weeks and months ahead, according to Western government sources and think-tank experts. 1) Military quagmire Ukrainian forces have resisted Russia’s invasion so far, defeating …

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