Retreating construct of the Contemporary International relations
By Amel Ouchenane* The collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 indicated the end of the Cold War. The surprising end of the Cold War shifted not only...
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Bleak See on the Black Sea
Following the latest events in and around the Black Sea, two old questions are reappearing. Both are inviting us for a repeated elaboration: If a Monroe doctrine (about the hemispheric security exclusivity) is recognised...
EU Military – A far fetched NATO alternative
The French president emphasized the need for a closer European Union (EU) defence union. In an interview with France’s Europe 1 radio, he said “We have to protect ourselves with respect to China, Russia,...
China’s Arms Sales in the Latin America-Caribbean Region
Over the last decade, China has made remarkable inroads into the Latin American arms market. From almost zero in 2005 to over USD 130 million in 2014, China has carefully and systematically emerged as...
Putin’s Notorious ‘Chef’ Is Now Meddling Across Africa
The secretive businessman known as Vladimir Putin’s “chef” for his Kremlin catering work is alleged to have helped Russia seize parts of Ukraine, turn the tide in the Syrian war and meddle in U.S. elections. Now...
With China-US tensions on the rise, does Australia need a new defence strategy?
There is no evidence that China has ever contemplated using its nuclear weapons to coerce another state. Instead, China has maintained a “no first use policy” on nuclear weapons. Surprising as it may sound...
Retreating construct of the Contemporary International relations
The collapse of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 indicated the end of the Cold War. The surprising end of the Cold War shifted not only the world...
South-South cooperation has no alternative
The United Nations has declared Sept. 12 the International Day for South-South Cooperation. This year’s celebration marks the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for technical cooperation among...
Commentary: Inexorable Changes in US Foreign Policy?
It seems to be an article of faith among many members of the U.S. foreign policy community that, whenever Donald Trump—and his administration—leaves office, a subsequent president (whether a Democrat or a non-Trumpist Republican)...
Commentary: Can Europe become a nuclear power?
*By Manuel Lafont Rapnouil & Tara Varma & Nick Witney “Do we need the bomb?” asked the front page of Welt am Sonntag, one of Germany’s biggest newspapers, last month. In an essay in the...
