Emil Avdaliani Russia’s relations with the West are at their lowest point in two decades. Similar patterns of warming and cooling have taken place intermittently ever since Russia emerged as a major Eurasian power in the early 18th century. Each crisis with the West alternated with rapprochement and …

Andrei Kadomtsev A number of leading members of the Republican Party have sharply criticized the Trump Administration’s response to the riots that have swept America the past few weeks. The US media, traditionally critical of the present occupant of the White House, even argues that just as Trump’s …

 Shashi Asthana As the tug of war in Galwan Valley continues, the adventurism of China in Ladakh and few other places along at Line of Actual Control (LAC) and the resultant  standoff  between Chinese and Indian Forces has once again highlighted the complexity of the border issue between …

Giancarlo Elia Valori In the future the Mediterranean issue will realistically be that of dividing it into zones of influence -albeit communicating with one another – and anyway capable of absorbing also the geopolitical and military tension that will emerge in other world regions. The idea that the …

James M. Dorsey Huawei during its fourth annual Middle East Innovation Day during GITEX Technology Week at the Dubai World Trade Centre. (October 6-10, 2019) While much of the focus in recent weeks has been on Israel’s relations with China, the real litmus test of the United States’ …

Giancarlo Elia Valori The day of reckoning has now come for the Italian economic crisis, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic and the related lockdown. As the Italian Statistical Institute (ISTAT) showed, 34% of Italian production has been negatively affected. The activity and operations of 2.2 million companies, accounting …

“Any way you could avoid Congress and neutralize its power was considered some sort of success.” Democratic lawmakers accused the Trump administration of treating Congress as “the real enemy” as they slammed arms sales to Saudi Arabia in a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. Secretary of State Mike …

Giancarlo Elia Valori On May 12, 2020, the Polish government released its “National Security Strategy”, a Document that had been submitted to the Presidency of the Republic by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. It makes an in-depth analysis of all Defence and Strategy areas which, in the past, were …

In unleashing the Justice Department on Bolton, Donald Trump has done him a huge favor. Bolton’s book is now a best seller. National security adviser was the position President Donald Trump could never quite fill correctly. Conventional wisdom prior to this week held that his most calamitous selection …