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US-Turkish partnership: “strategic” does not mean “reliable”
The continuing tension in the Middle East has yet
again become a discussion point during the so-called top-level week of the 74th
Session of the UN...
The Economic Roots of Georgia’s “Defection” to the West
An important part of a country's foreign
policy lies in its economic moves. This is particularly true in the case of
large states seeking a bigger...
President Macron’s plans and ambitions: Realism or rhetoric?
In the run-up to the G7 Summit in Biarritz,
French media reports focused on the global political and diplomatic plans of
President Emmanuel Macron. Journalists say...
Rethinking Cyber warfare: Strategic Implications for United States and China
“Every age had its own kind of war, its own
limiting conditions, and its own peculiar preconceptions.”Carl von Clausewitz
Internet
has transformed the front lines of war....
Russia and China: Union or Strategic Uncertainty?
Russia–China military
cooperation is gaining momentum. Since the start of the year, the sides have
conducted naval exercises, the first joint patrol of bomber aircraft and...
Turkey drifting from the West towards Russia?
In the years of the Cold War, Turkey positioned
itself at the vanguard of the free, i.e. Western world, confronting the
so-called “evil empire”. Many Turks,...
A Europe whole and free: Utopia or, after all, a future?
In the euphoria of the peaceful
fall of the Berlin Wall long 30 years ago quite a few hopeful predictions were
made for restoration of political...
NATO’s “space strategy”: What is it all about?
In a Twitter post released in June 2019, NATO Secretary General Jens
Stoltenberg said that the North Atlantic Alliance planned to develop its own
“space strategy.”...
Starring role of Taliban peace talks to bring stability in Afghanistan
Authors: Kinza Shaheen and Areeja Syed
The geostrategic location of Afghanistan
made it a buffer state between the British Empire and Russia till 1919. In the
following...
The case of the INF Treaty
On February
1, 2019, President Trump suspended US compliance with the obligations of the
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
The INF Treaty had been signed in 1987...