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Russia between economic crisis and geostrategic projections
As Lev Tolstoj maintained "There is nothing stronger than those two: patience and time". These are two of the most characteristic traits of the...
Could ASEAN Become a Pacific NATO?
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a union of nations that was born out of a desire for economic modernization and...
World military spending resumes upward course
World military expenditure totaled almost $1.7 trillion in 2015, an increase of 1 per cent in real terms from 2014, according to new figures...
Russia and the US: An Alliance in the Making
Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin has regained standing for his nation in the last decade. The combination of high energy prices and...
More Bear than Eagle: Russia Taking Advantage of an American Vacuum
It is evident that the US cannot fight DAESH as if there is no complex war raging in Syria. Considering the conditions on the...
New Grounds for War: How the Power of Siberia Pipeline Impacts the Arctic
The Power of Siberia pipeline, a joint Russian and Chinese venture in which Russia has agreed to provide $400 billion of natural gas (LNG)...
Calling Out ‘Bluff Diplomacy’: Russo-Persian Maneuvers to Outwit Obama
According to the Obama administration, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a deal struck with the Islamic Republic of Iran over its nuclear...
Competing Cold Wars: Trying to Predict Iranian Strategies
The end of the Cold War brought about drastic changes in global relations between states as well as a dramatic change in international politics....
The Russian Federation’s geopolitics
In a now famous speech delivered at the Conference on Security, held in Munich in 2007, Vladimir Putin harshly clarified the structural determinants of...
Growing militarization in Arctic amid increasing disputes
With the rapid melting of ice in the Arctic region, the long-isolated region is becoming a more accessible zone for commercial fishing, fresh water,...