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Indian Ocean: An emerging hot-spot of rivalry
Recent
International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Chagos Islands has
catapulted Indian Ocean into limelight. The `advisory’ is a blow to UK’s
forcible occupation of Chagos...
Cohen retaliating against Trump: Disclosure or lies
Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has painted
a dull picture of Trump’s character, but the effect of his testimony on Trump’s
fate remains unclear.
The other...
The future relations between the U.S. and North Korea after the failure of the Hanoi Summit
It is not
so obvious we can define -sic et simpliciter - the recent Summit held in Hanoi
between the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic...
Saudi gas export plans shine new light on efforts to isolate Iran
Saudi plans to become a major gas exporter within a
decade raise questions about what the real goal of the
kingdom’s policy, and by extension that...
The behavioral paradox of Europe continues
The European Union has still not been able to define a
clear relationship between itself and the United States.
Some European politicians like the German...
Brazil and Iran Maneuvering Around a Distracted America
Brazil and Iran have been expressing a
need to react to and counter American intelligence priorities and initiatives.
Brazil and Iran understand the importance of shared...
Munich Neglect – Azov Package of Sanctions instead of Minsk Agreements
The 55th Munich Conference on security issues featured no
separate panel on Ukraine. The statement by NATO’s former Secretary General
Anders Fogh Rasmussen that “from the...
Saudis’ Yemeni headache won’t go away if and when the guns fall silent
These are tough times for Saudi Arabia.
The drama enveloping the killing of journalist Jamal
Khashoggi and the brutal way in which it was carried out...
China’s unique opportunities in Syria
The
declaration that the U.S. will withdraw its military presence from Syria has a
strong reflect into many stakeholders in the ongoing conflict in Syria.
Questions are...
Soft power as an important structural component of a foreign policy strategy of a state
The
architect of the ‘soft power’ concept Joseph Nye focuses on ‘the ability to
achieve the desired through voluntary cooperation, not by coercion or tricks’.
The name...