Geopolitics

After weeks of avoiding public comment on Moscow’s military intervention in Syria that started Sept. 30, Jordan and Russia made a surprise announcement Oct. 23 that both countries had agreed on military coordination in Syria through a joint mechanism. The announcement was made in Vienna during a press …

US aircraft carriers, the backbone of the global US military supremacy, may become obsolete in the near future leading to the decrease of US naval dominance in the world’s oceans, according to naval expert Jerry Hendrix of the Center for New American Security.  “The Pentagon’s focus on developing a …

Rooted deeply in the past, the Russophobia trend has been used by Western elites to pressure Russia into following their dictates, Canadian academic Michael Jabara Carley told Sputnik, adding that in 1917 the Bolsheviks became in fact the true defenders of Russia’s sovereignty and independence.  In fact Western …

In the short time since Russia started its military campaign in Syria, it has managed to form an alliance with the most important players in the region.  After nearly a month of conducting daily airstrikes, Russia is beginning to reveal its political and strategic intent in Syria. Russia is playing a …

The Russian passenger jet that crashed in Sinai, Egypt, must have been damaged by a force in flight and couldn’t have just broken apart, the airline of the ill-fated Airbus A321 said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has urged an end to speculation until the investigation is complete. “It …

Until last summer, nothing could be done in Europe without Germany’s consent. The whole eurozone had to embark on a policy of austerity, reforms were imposed and at the height of the last Greek drama, Wolfgang Schäuble, the German finance minister, could even propose a Grexit. Being the …

Russian bombers have carried out 131 sorties and destroyed 237 ISIL and Nusra Front targets in Syria’s provinces of Hama, Latakia, Homs, Damascus, Aleppo and Raqqa over the past 48 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday. A Russian Su-25 fighter jet carried out an airstrike on an ISIL stronghold …

Ekaterina Blinova There is a real danger that US Special Forces deployed in Syria and embedded with the new Arab-Kurdish force will coordinate the tactics and strategy of the terrorists (also known as “moderate rebels”) on the ground, US geopolitical analyst Eric Draitser told Sputnik.  The US war …

Amid the instability and violence that have plagued the Arab and Muslim world in recent years, the international community is searching for a sustainable model of state-building in the region.  Among restive populations and civil strife, two pillars of peace and progress have emerged:  the United Arab Emirates …