Now that is one big accomplishment. The four largest tech companies entered Tuesday with each worth more than $1 trillion—a hefty milestone that was last reached before the novel coronavirusbegan its rapid spread across the United States. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, was able to re-enter the …

“We have repeatedly made clear to the Iranian government that any attacks against U.S. citizens and interests would not be tolerated.” Iran has claimed that Switzerland delivered a message from the United States “to demand Iran not to give a response” to the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim …

The New York Times has reported upon what it says is the final agreement between Iran and China. According to the paper: “Iran and China have quietly drafted a sweeping economic and security partnership that would clear the way for billions of dollars of Chinese investments in energy …

Giancarlo Elia Valori In principle it is not political choices that generate strategic doctrines. The opposite is true, if anything. In the case of China, for example, it is very useful to study the evolution of recent strategic assumption and the most current military doctrines so as to …

The United States and Russia have disagreements on many issues, including the organization of the international system. No “reset” in relations is in sight but there is a need to put a floor in the relationship and work on possible areas for cooperation. The Arctic can be one. …

James M Dorsey Resolving the tug of war in the Middle East will require a backing away from approaches that treat conflicts as zero-sum games, and engagement by all regional and external players. To achieve that, players would have to recognise that in many ways, perceptions on both sides …

Giancarlo Elia Valori On June 15, 2020 the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) shot some Indian soldiers dead – approximately 20 – in Galwan, a valley and a river of the Ladakh region. The territorial issue in that region is still very difficult to settle: the 1993 Line of …

Giancarlo Elia Valori With specific reference to the health situation, Russia is still in a severe situation with over 350,000 Covid-19 cases. Brazil, however, has replaced the Russian Federation as the hardest hit country in the world, while the United States is now firmly at the top of …

Farzad Ramezani Bonesh It is more than a few years that Benghazi and Tripoli, as the main centers of Libya in the east and west of the country, have been in conflict over getting the power in the country. Giving the escalation of the conflict in Libya and …