U.S. and Russian leaders are both seasoned war horses and curiously have much in common that could eventually thaw frozen relations.
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America’s relations with the rest of the world, and especially Europe, will take a lot of work to fix.
Continue readingHow Russia Is Building Its Leverage in the Caucasus
Three-country working group to promote restoration and building of transport links through Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Continue readingGermany Draws Another Line in the Sand for the U.S.
Germany will not hitch wagons with the Biden administration on any confrontation with Russia.
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Incoming National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan suggests shifts in China and Iran policies and more engagement with Russia.
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Beijing is signaling that the China-Russia partnership should remain close to handle pressure from the U.S.
Continue readingTurkey and Ukraine Are Forging Strategic Depth in the Black Sea
Turkey and Ukraine are deepening technological cooperation with strategic implications for Russia, EU and the wider region.
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For long, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has been a center of geopolitical intrigue among powers great and small.
Continue readingBiden Needs a ‘New Start’ With Russia and Iran
U.S. President-elect needs quickly to reset arms control talks with Russia and get Iran back to the nuclear negotiating table.
Continue readingU.S. Abandons Open Skies for New Age Space Weapons
The U.S. continues to pour its money into military technology and its political energy into defense strategies against what it perceives as threats to its global hegemony from China and Russia—even during a pandemic.
Continue readingNATO Returns to Libya to Challenge Russia
The great game in Libya has begun surging with the United States shedding its strategic ambivalence and resorting to a proactive role.
Continue readingHow Russia Is Botching Its Alliance With Syria
What complicates Russia’s relationship with Syria, which has sometimes been referred to as a Russian client state, is that two strong-willed, highly self-opinionated leaders are also involved here
Continue readingWhy the OPEC+ Deal Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Russia and Turkey Are Engaged in a Delicate Dance in the Eastern Mediterranean
Erdogan vows to send troops to Libya, where they may face Russian forces, but neither side wants a confrontation
Continue readingRussia Dials Back Peace Talks With Japan
Foreign ministers meet to discuss disputed Kuril Islands but stalemate continues.
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