September, 2023

• 1 September

  One step beyond: Why the EU needs a Russia strategy

  

  The EU needs a Russia strategy that looks beyond the war in Ukraine. Such a policy should centre around support for countries that border Russia, the reduction of Russia’s influence worldwide, and preparation for scenarios of change within the country The European Union needs a Russia strategy. Since February 2022, …

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August, 2023

• 31 August

  Why We Should Not Bet on a Peaceful Russia

  

  The idea that a deal with Moscow will bring peace in Ukraine is based on very flimsy assumptions. Both supporters and opponents of a negotiated agreement with Russia to end the war in Ukraine are making bets on the future. Proponents of a deal are betting that, while negotiations may …

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• 31 August

  To Decouple or Not to Decouple

  

  Engagement is the word of the day for U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who kicked off a three-day summit in China on Monday. She is the latest in a string of top Biden administration officials who have traveled to Beijing in recent months to try to reduce tensions between the …

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• 31 August

  India: Impenitent Killers – Analysis

  

  On August 22, 2023, a villager, Supai Murkan (48), was killed by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on suspicion of being a ‘police informer’, near Rengrahatu village under Tonto Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District, Jharkhand. Superintendent of Police (SP) Ashutosh Shekhar stated that a group …

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• 31 August

  Investing And Innovating? Spain And European Defence Fund – Analysis

  

  This analysis looks at Spain’s involvement with the European Defence Fund. After two years of investments, it is possible to use publicly available data to probe the ways in which Spain is positioning itself within the Fund. The data not only show us how far Spanish entities are engaging in …

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• 31 August

  Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

  

  I still recall the first time I saw a defendant accused of crimes against humanity admit guilt in court. It was 2008. I had been a journalist for a few years and had covered trials at the UN-backed International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague and at …

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• 31 August

  Lebanon On A Knife-Edge – OpEd

  

  The mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is due to expire at the end of August. The Security Council is expected to debate the situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border shortly, and to renew UNIFIL’s mandate. As for the situation on the border, it is best described as …

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• 31 August

  What Western Bloc Should Do In Face Of China-Russia- Entente? – OpEd

  

  The plane crash that killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigorzin and several others, in the eyes of The Economist, on August 23 this year may have repercussions beyond Russia as the dead mercenary leader had dared to challenge the Russian military establishment and had even sent his troops into Russia itself. …

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• 31 August

  Deadlier As It Gets: Explaining Resurgence Of Terrorism In Pakistan – OpEd

  

  On July 30, a deadly suicide attack rocked the JUI (F) rally in Pakistan’s northwestern Bajaur district killing at least 63 people and injuring 123. The attack brought back the dreadful memories of terrorist violence of early 2010s which once paralyzed the country. Terrorism is rearing its head again in …

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• 31 August

  Saudi Arabia: Mass Killings Of Migrants At Yemen Border, Says HRW

  

  Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report. If committed as part of a Saudi government policy to murder migrants, these killings, which …

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