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The Moral Problem with United States Foreign Policy
The United States claims to follow a values-based foreign policy, but is this really reflected in its handling of the war in Ukraine?
For many...
Explainer: Why Russia’s Trade Still Stagnating With African Countries
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at his annual press conference held January 18 that Russia and Africa would hold a summit in July...
Turkey undermines NATO unity
Mr. Putin is the only winner in the showdown over allowing Sweden and Finland to join NATO, “The Washington post” notes sadly. Sweden and...
Russia Early War Propaganda Campaign in Ukraine Crisis
Russia has a tradition of using propaganda for the mobilization of war. The Kremlin created a political institution back in 1918 also known as...
Putin’s Crimes Against Peace in Ukraine: “Friction”-Based Risks of Nuclear Conflict
Abstract: Until the end of 2022, Vladimir Putin issued a series of explicit nuclear threats against the United States. Such threats, once easily dismissed...
A Multipolar World and The Middle East
For most of the past months, the Biden administration has struggled to find ways to ease oil prices, amid the trauma of the Russian...
Washington Gears Up to Take on China, Russia, and Iran at the Same Time
Calling President Biden a Cold War “warrior,” Chinese IR experts, by citing Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last August and the recent US decision to...
How Did Negotiations to Persuade Ukraine to Give Up Soviet Nuclear Weapons On Its Soil Succeeded?
This paper draws on primary and scholarly sources from the soviet era which convinced the Ukrainian leadership to give up their nuclear arsenal which...
South Korean Arms for Canada and Poland: NATO’s Reserve Arsenal for Ukraine?
During a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club on October 27, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned about the risk of a deteriorating...
Selective Standards: Fight Against Oppression or Just a Geopolitical Showdown for Global Supremacy?
The karma of destiny is perhaps the most patent representation of natural balance one could witness in a lifetime. The global divide between democracy...