Putin’s tryst with destiny to regain lost Russian glory
“Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the...
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[Book Review] America’s Two Cold Wars: From Hegemony to Decline?
This book, written by former Venezuelan Ambassador, scholar and prolific author Alfredo Toro Hardy, compares America’s forty-plus years’ of Cold War with the Soviet Union with its emerging one with China. Two basic questions...
Spain’s recognition of Morocco’s claim on Sahara reflects the effectiveness of Moroccan diplomacy: Adnane Hrioua
On March 19, Spain recognized Morocco’s claim to Sahara. This region was colonized by Spain until 1975. Since then it has been seeking independence while Morocco claims Sahara as part of its own territory....
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: A historical perspective and its impacts on India
On February 24, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. In the light of the events this article aims to shed a light upon the historical underpinnings of the...
Understanding the dynamics of Russia-Pakistan relations
Is there a lot of bilateral diplomatic substance or just signalling? 2011 was a very tumultuous year in US-Pakistan relations. It began with an incident in January, an incident known as the Raymond Davis...
Ukrainian forces prevented attempted Russian river crossing in the Donbas, Britain says
Ukrainian forces successfully prevented an attempted Russian river crossing in the Donbas, the British defence ministry said in a regular Twitter bulletin on Friday. Images suggest that Russia has lost armoured manoeuvre elements of...
Oman, welcoming Russian FM, says committed to OPEC+ agreement
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday visited Oman, a fellow member of the OPEC+ alliance of oil producers, where he met with the Gulf Arab state’s ruling sultan, Omani state media said. U.S.-allied...
NATO to welcome Nordic members as Ukraine pushes back Russian forces
Finland said on Thursday it intended to apply to join NATO without delay, with Sweden likely to follow suit, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reshapes European security and the Atlantic military alliance. NATO allies...
Ukraine halts some Russian gas flows, claims battlefield gains
Flows of Russian gas to Europe through a key transit point in Ukraine dried up on Wednesday, while Kyiv claimed battlefield gains over invading Russian forces, including the recapture of four villages around the...
Russia downed satellite internet in Ukraine -Western officials
Russia was behind a massive cyberattack against a satellite internet network that took tens of thousands of modems offline at the onset of Russia-Ukraine war, the United States, Britain, Canada, Estonia and the European...
