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The strategic area in Syria
The main pressures of the various jihadist groups in Syria are now targeted to the North of the Aleppo province. If Aleppo collapses, also...
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...
Iran’s finance
Iran’s leadership is not satisfied with the pace and the way in which international sanctions are about to be lifted definitively. On the one...
World military spending resumes upward course
World military expenditure totaled almost $1.7 trillion in 2015, an increase of 1 per cent in real terms from 2014, according to new figures...
The Summit on nuclear weapons and the North Korean issue
Currently the strategic and global nuclear balance develops on the basis of three factors which are closely interwoven. The first one is related to...
De–dollarization of the BRICS
What might be behind the well-orchestrated attack on leaders of the BRICS countries? Gold is one of the most fascinating of...
Russia and the US: An Alliance in the Making
Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Putin has regained standing for his nation in the last decade. The combination of high energy prices and...
More Bear than Eagle: Russia Taking Advantage of an American Vacuum
It is evident that the US cannot fight DAESH as if there is no complex war raging in Syria. Considering the conditions on the...
Cyber-prepping the Battlefield: Does Russia have a New Way to Wage War?
According to the Bloomberg report, Russia may leverage vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, including large banks, stock exchanges, power grids, and airports, as pressure points...
Great Gains or Great Game?: Global Engagement across Central Asia
Alexander Cooley in his book, Great Games Local Rules, describes a new great game where the post-soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and...