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The crisis in Venezuela and its strategic significance
Venezuela’s
economy - in a country that has better oil reserves than Saudi Arabia and Iran
- began with the OPEC oil price crisis, when Chavez...
The Russian Mafia
Since 1992, the Russian word Mafyia has
been officially used in the Russian Federation’s documents to refer above all
to organized crime, structured through stable groups...
Syrian Lesson in American Foreign Affairs
On December 19, 2018, President Trump ordered the
withdrawal of all American forces from Syria. While a total withdrawal has still not been
achieved, this move...
Russia’s Diplomacy With Cape Verde
Cape
Verde's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Communities and Defence, Luis Filipe Lopes
Tavares, paid a working visit to Moscow from April 29 to May 1. Foreign
Minister...
Experts Campaign to Enlist Russia’s Commitment to Africa
Roscongress
Foundation and Integration Expertise LLC (Intex) have signed an agreement on
cooperation between their organizations to work collaboratively on the
"Russia-Africa Shared Vision 2030" in preparation...
No One Understands the Weaponization of Energy better than Russia and Iran
One of
the most important lessons from World War II (WWII) is this: integrated
economic growth is always better than a global war that engulfed all...
Horror in Sri Lanka and Love Fest in Vladivostok
The horrendous Easter bombings in Sri
Lanka make little sense; the question remains, why? Following 30 years of
civil war between the majority Buddhist Sinhalese (75%)...
The meeting between Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin
It was
precisely the clear failure of the meeting held in Hanoi between the North
Korean leader and President Trump, which accelerated North Korea's search for...
Russia must urgently step up fight against foreign bribery
The OECD Working Group on Bribery has
repeatedly recommended since 2012 that Russia rectify key legislative
deficiencies in order to comply with the Convention on Combating...
President Xi Aims and Ambitions
Since coming to power in 2012, Chinese
President Xi Jinping has directed a more active foreign policy and advocated
for China to play a larger role...