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President Santos Warns of Return to War if Peace Agreement is Voted Down
If the peace agreement that the government of Colombia has negotiated with armed revolutionaries is voted down by the Colombian people, the country would...
Alice through the Looking Glass: Central Asia’s Eternal Presidencies
Cholpon Orozobekova’s article for The Diplomat on Central Asia’s autocratic rulers is a fascinating look at the men who helped take the central ‘stans,...
Suicidal Nuclear Gambit on Caucasus
Nuclear security is seemingly in the vanguard of global attention, but the large framework of international provisions is increasingly perceived as a toothless tiger....
The Islamic State’s fake story: Russian FSB spy
In May 2016, Al-Hayat Media Center of the Islamic State released a new issue of Russian magazine “Istok”, which contains an article about so-called...
India’s relations with Australia to balance China in the Indo-Pacific Region
The 21st century Indo-Pacific region would be expected to play out for geopolitical power struggle by the major powers. The post-cold war realignment and...
Progressive Positivity: SCO Security Agendas and Transnational Policing
Dr. Matthew Crosston & Anonymous (*) Cooperation between the nations of the SCO on terrorism, separatism, and extremism can be viewed as progressively positive....
The Jury’s Still Out: Can America Ever Match Russian Cyber Innovation?
In February 2015, James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence in the United States, announced that the appraisal of Russian cyber capability and intention...
The Geographical Lynchpin: Great Power Jockeying in the Caspian
Zbigniew Brzezinkski defined “Eurasia” as one of the most important geopolitical concepts. He observed, “Ever since the continents started interacting politically, some five hundred...
Is Caucasus the next Syria – Don’t forget OSCE
The recent all-shoot out in Azerbaijan between the ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijani forces brought yet another round of casualties, psychological traumas and property destructions....
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...