UKUSA - AUKUS – The Anglosphere Together Again
7 Dec 2021
On 15 September 2021, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joseph Biden, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the creation of an “enhanced trilateral security pact” called AUKUS (Australia, The United Kingdom, and The United States) According...
Read more
For the US, it Takes Time to Build an Effective China Strategy
6 Dec 2021
The US President Joe Biden may have opposite views on nearly all the aspects of foreign policy pursued by Donald Trump, but one area is likely to remain unchanged if not pursued even more vigorously: Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy.
China will remain at the top...
Read more
The Covid-19 Crisis ‘Scarring’ Young People in Poland
What had begun as a health crisis, quickly turned into a profound economic recession and social crisis severely disrupting the lives of all people, including European citizens. Now, the Covid-19 Pandemic continues to affect the economies of all the European Union member...
Read more
Afghan Fallout: Consequences and Repercussions for the Region
The withdrawal from Afghanistan has dynamized discussions of the West’s alleged retreat from peripheral areas and growing focus on a single core region.
The line that separates those regions of the world in which the West continues to pursue and defend its interes...
Read more
Some Aspects of the Problem of High Price Over Crude Oil on the World Market and Georgia
Despite the powerful hit of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, in the beginning, the global economy demonstrates some signs of recovery and hope. As to International Monetary Fund data, the Global GDP in April 2021 reached 6%, including China - 8,2%, US - 6,2%, India – 12,6%...
Read more
The Chinese Are Doing What the Mongols Did Before Them, Only Better
26 Nov 2021
The vast attention paid to China’s Belt and Road Initiative misses the historical precedents on which it is based. Hearkening back to the nomadic understanding of geography of medieval times, the Chinese are following through on what the Mongols, and later Tamerlane, at...
Read more
Ukraine is Back on Russia’s Agenda
24 Nov 2021
The vast attention paid to China’s Belt and Road Initiative misses the historical precedents on which it is based. Hearkening back to the nomadic understanding of the geography of medieval times, the Chinese are following through on what the Mongols, and later Tamerlane...
Read more
Russia: The Neighbor From Hell
21 Nov 2021
Three crises along Russia’s borders offer an insight into how the Kremlin tries to translate turbulence into geopolitical profit.
From Belarus to Ukraine to Georgia, an arc of instability has emerged, offering opportunities for malign activities by foreign powers....
Read more
For China, Private Military Companies are the Future
9 Nov 2021
Despite the troubles the industry currently faces, Beijing is likely to increase its reliance on PMCs. The present international environment—with a deteriorating global security situation and a sprawling Belt and Road Initiative—underlines the need for protection of gro...
Read more