Where the 2020 Candidates Stand on Russia
The Iowa Caucus and the start of the United States’ presidential
election season is less than a week away. For Americans, this is a big...
Looking Westward (Again): Russia House at Davos 2020
Rudyard Kipling once wrote that ‘the Russian is a delightful person till
he tucks his shirt in. As an Oriental, he is charming. It is...
Protesters push Arab militaries off their pedestal
A decade of anti-government protests in the
Arab world have thrown popular trust in the military into the garbage bin and
undermined the military’s position as...
Political and Economic interests of Japan in South Caucasus: Perspectives of Cooperation
Though Japan was among the first to recognize the independence of three
South Caucasus states, relations with Tbilisi, Yerevan and Baku remained
limited in the 1990s....
Sino-Indian relations in flux?
India became independent on August 15, 194
while China on April 1, 1950. Sino-Indian relations have since witnessed
ups and downs from bonhomie, hindi-chinee bhai bhai...
Why peace in Afghanistan is elusive?
Afghanistan is commonly known as graveyard
of empires. Several rulers tried to overpower it. , but in vain. They had to
bite the dust. Genghis Khan...
Is Putinism Here to Stay?
Russian President Vladimir Putin raised
more than a few eyebrows when –in the context of the early January 2020 edition
of his state of the nation...
A new dawn for Europe
Authors: David
Sassoli, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen*
As the night
draws in this evening, the sun will set on more than 45 years of...
Indo-Pacific Region: A hotspot of rivalry
The Pacific
region in post-Cold-War period is fast changing its strategic complexion. This
region had been under United States’ influence. But, the USA and its proxies
like...
Hirak’s in Algeria between the Continuous and the End
Next month, in
February 2020 , the Hirak in Algeria will reach one year . The
celebration of this event (49 weeks) has
two main hypotheses: 1....