Leaders of Russia: A Hidden Russian Program that should not be hidden
My experience and commitment to the study
of Russia and the Post-Soviet space extends far beyond more than half of my
life. It encapsulates my entire...
Unrest in Algeria: A blow against Russia?
The political situation in
Algeria has been aggravating as the number of the participants in protest
rallies has amounted to one million and these are now...
US withdrawal from Afghanistan: The cure is worse than the disease itself
The US
withdrawal from Afghanistan seems to be the replica of what already happened
after Obama decided to leave Iraq in 2012.Recent withdrawal from Syria and
Afghanistan...
Iranians and Iraqis are inseparable
The two nations of Iran and Iraq are bonded together
by geography and more importantly religion, especially in the form of Shia
Islam.
The religious bonds that...
Chinese pressure tactics put countries between a rock and a hard place
Recent Chinese pressure on
Myanmar to approve a controversial dam project and the arrest in recent
days in Kazakhstan of a human rights activist suggest that...
Disrespecting China: The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Controversy
The dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands
has been a long and controversial one. China claims to have historical evidence
showing sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands. However,...
Armenia’s Untimely Preconditions on Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
After the Velvet Revolution, international
community expected that new Armenian government would intensify the diplomatic
negotiation process for Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Everybody thought that
Pashinyan-led government would act...
North Korea’s Nuclear Mindset: Why Nukes Still Matter
North Korea has evolved from a weakened
country to one seen as a legitimate global military power due to its acquisition
of nuclear weapons. Although, strength...
Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia and the Caucasus
The massive Belt and Road
Initiative (BRI) plans to build roads, railways,
seaports and other trade infrastructure in dozens of countries in the Eurasian
continent. The BRI...
Italy and the Belt & Road Initiative
There has been a growing
scepticism with regard to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project in many
quarters, due to the lack of transparency with...