Louis René Beres  “Fools, visionaries, sufferers from delusions, neurotics and lunatics have played great roles at all times in the history of mankind…. Usually, they have wreaked havoc.”-Sigmund Freud “He likes me.” (New Year’s Day, 2020) US President Donald Trump explaining why Americans need no longer worry about …

Giancarlo Elia Valori Brexit – sanctioned and endorsed by a mass vote for Boris Johnson’s Tories – will be the great geopolitical turning point for Europe, obtorto collo, and for the United Kingdom itself. In fact, the decision taken by Prime Minister Cameron in June 2016 to hold …

Over the recent years, one can find very few ideas that have had a sudden resurgence in the world as populism. Charismatic leaders, upstart political parties and attractive propaganda have upset the world order to win power in what previously appeared to be stable democracies. The election of …

Jaimin Parikh Turkey must understand that Brussels, unlike Washington, is not a headquarter of diplomatic blunders and it cannot easily game-play Brussels. This month NATO Summit was held in London and it marked its 70th Anniversary. Turkey, now a days,is busy persuading the people and all the international …

Paul Wang On December 27, 2019, China, Russia and Iran began joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman. This is an unprecedented military cooperation among the three powers, which are all regarded by the United States as either rivals or enemies. The military exercise …

As part of its BRICS chairmanship, Ryabkov said, Russia will uphold a firm commitment to the principles and values ​​of the association, providing a “harmonious and seamless” relay race from Brazil. The main goal of the work is to improve the quality of life of the citizens of …

Giancarlo Elia Valori Turkey’s President Erdogan has recently dismissed almost all the Turkish flag officers still in service, thus leaving only a small proportion of them, with a view to later favouring the quick career of subordinate officers with a nationalist or Islamist background and training. President Erdogan’s …

Dr. Sunod Jacob The strains on multilateralism are increasing with each passing day. The most recent development is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to revoke the Soviet statement made during the ratification of the Additional Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Convention that relates to the protection of …

A first-ever joint Chinese-Russian-Iranian naval exercise signals that closer Chinese military ties with a host of Middle Eastern nations does not translate into Chinese aspirations for a greater role in regional security any time soon. If anything, the exercise, coupled with notional Chinese support for proposals for a …