Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani, describing the talks as “good.” The meeting between al-Shibani and Putin came during a visit by the Syrian foreign minister and Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra to Moscow on Tuesday, 23 December. Al-Shibani …

Recent developments in Iraq show that the country is on the cusp of a deep geopolitical and economic transformation, as the recent elections are a focal point for reshaping the balance of regional power. Iraq, with its oil and gas wealth and strategic location linking the Gulf to Turkey and …

As soon as the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina handed down a first-instance verdict on Republika Srpska president, Milorad Dodik, sentencing him to a year in prison with a six-year ban on holding the presidential office, for not complying with the decisions of the High Representative, Dodik and his allies …