Finland and Sweden grew closer to Western institutions in the post-Cold War era, and EU accession in 1995 meant that Stockholm and Helsinki finally abandoned their neutrality policies. Both countries remained militarily non-aligned but cooperation with NATO increased through the Partnership for Peace program and increasing participation in NATO missions …

The Saudi strategic gambit continues to face challenges. There are obstacles in the withdrawal of American interests from the region and ramifications from the USS Quincy Memorandum, the resultant power vacuum, and power play between states like China, India, and Russia to fill it. Moreover, Saudi Arabia’s ambitious socio-economic reforms …

Yes, in the geopolitical situation in which Georgia finds itself – not being a member of NATO, but having Russian bases on its territory – it could be considered understandable that the rulers there refrain from a clear anti-Russian stance. However, the very similar to the Russian law on “foreign …