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Why Russia’s Claimed Capture of Pokrovsk Matters in the Ukraine War
Pokrovsk is a city in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, formerly known as Krasnoarmeysk, with a pre-war population of around 60,000. Strategically located as a road...
Europe Faces Risk of ‘Ugly Deal’ as Trump Pushes Ukraine Peace
U.S. President Donald Trump is actively pushing for a settlement to end the war in Ukraine, holding talks with both Kyiv and Moscow. Europeans...
Putin Visits India to Push Energy and Defence Deals as Sanctions Bite
Russia has long been India’s biggest supplier of weapons and, since 2022, a key source of discounted crude oil. But tightening Western sanctions and...
A Crowded Orbit and the Rising Threat of Anti-Satellite Weapons to Global Stability
A New Security Frontier
Outer space is becoming crowded at the same moment the world is growing more dependent on satellites. We rely on them...
Ukraine and the US Open Peace Talks in Florida: A Major Opportunity, but Fraught with Risks
Over the weekend, a high-level Ukrainian delegation secretly landed in Florida to begin a new round of talks with the US government in an...
Europe Unites for Ukraine While Trump Envoy Heads to Moscow
European leaders expressed their support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday after discussions with U. S. officials to revise a peace proposal that...
Progress in Florida, Deadlock in Ukraine: US Warns Peace Deal Still Out of Reach
U.S. and Ukrainian officials met near Miami on Sunday for follow-up negotiations on a proposed peace framework aimed at ending the more than three-year...
Treaty of Common Security amid Papua unrest, Russian basing claims
On November 12, 2025, aboard the HMAS Canberra in Jakarta Bay, crisis choreography collided with diplomatic architecture. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Prabowo...
The Crimean War Revisited: Strategic Lessons for Today’s U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral
The 1853–56 Crimean War typically kindles the image of trench warfare, freezing winter, and the Charge of the Light Brigade, yet the practical strategic...
Putin to Visit India for High-Stakes Talks With Modi Amid Shifting Oil Ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India on December 4–5 for a state visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Kremlin...