No one – as usual – saw it coming. So guess who walks into a room in St. Petersburg this past Thursday; Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince – and Defense Minister – Muhammad bin Salman, favorite son of King Salman; Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (former ambassador to the US and very close to key …

British intelligence agency GCHQ has once again been called on to reveal whether it was involved in the US targeted killing program against terror suspects, after a leaked top secret memo to agency staff contained details of a fatal drone strike in Yemen.  The documents, leaked by former NSA …

Armenia’s “Electric Yerevan” protests against a hike in power tariffs coincide with Armenia’s sale of a massive complex of dams to a little-known US company with US government approval. We look at how it could impact US influence in the region.  Protests over electricity price hikes in Armenia follow the …

In the aftermath of the June 7 elections, many coalition options are now being discussed in Ankara. TheAKP–CHP option deserves special attention, as it would bring the country’s two largest parties together. The coalition could potentially end a protracted era of political polarization in Turkey. Here are some …

“Please, let us make decisions regarding our interests and requirements on our own, proceeding from our history and culture,” Putin said. ST. PETERSBURG, June 19. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United States against the intention of speaking to Russia in an ultimatum-like language and urged …

Russia could sell Iran advanced Almaz-2500 anti-aircraft missile systems after Tehran withdraws a lawsuit against Moscow for canceling a previous weapons delivery, newspaper Kommersant reported Monday citing an unidentified Kremlin source. Such a sale would increase Iran’s ability to repel air attacks and — critics say — protect …

What we are witnessing in Greece and beyond, in Europe, is an absurd, but not entirely unexpected spectacle. During the past couple of decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, there has never been such a powerful agglomeration of political …

Instead of building bridges and accepting Russia’s stance as having merit, the US and the North Atlantic Alliance have chosen to immerse themselves in shaping up for a lasting showdown with Moscow.  The standoff could last years or even decades, according to the Pentagon chief, who defended the US …

Washington and London have very specific plans regarding continental Europe and Russia: they want to weaken the first and impoverish the latter to prevent them from uniting into a force to be reckoned with.  Otherwise, the US policy towards Europe and Russia does not make any sense. “Modern Russia …