The New Russian-Indian Military Logistics Pact Sends Five Messages To The World
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The New Russian-Indian Military Logistics Pact Sends Five Messages To The World
Russia isn’t at risk of becoming a Chinese vassal nor is India at risk of becoming an American one.
Why does Poland doubt the US’ loyalty to NATO? 🧐
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Why does Poland doubt the US’ loyalty to NATO? 🧐
Fake News Alert: Russia Isn’t Plotting An Amphibious Assault In The Baltic
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Fake News Alert: Russia Isn’t Plotting An Amphibious Assault In The Baltic
The Swedish defense chief’s fearmongering is nothing but the laundering of a false scenario under the guise of authority, with the end result being the further acceleration of the surrounding NATO states’ already unprecedented militarization in order to bully…
The West Aims To Achieve Five Goals Through Its Sponsorship Of The Latest Malian Insurgency
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The West Aims To Achieve Five Goals Through Its Sponsorship Of The Latest Malian Insurgency
If it wasn’t for the Africa Corps’ valiant defense of their positions throughout the country, Mali probably would have already fallen, but it now has a fighting chance to survive and foil this Western power play.
What’s the grand strategic significance of the Russian-Indian military logistics pact? 🧐
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The Butyagin-Poczobut Swap Could Lead To A Breakthrough In Polish-Belarusian Ties
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The Butyagin-Poczobut Swap Could Lead To A Breakthrough In Polish-Belarusian Ties
Poczobut’s release satisfies one of Poland’s three reported conditions for a reset and prompted its Foreign Minister to pledge “to respond with goodwill to gestures of goodwill”, which could lead to a breakthrough in their ties, but it’s unclear what effect…
Reconciliation With The State, Not Rebellion Against It, Is The Best Path For Mali’s Tuaregs
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Reconciliation With The State, Not Rebellion Against It, Is The Best Path For Mali’s Tuaregs
If the Tuareg end their rebellion, cut off their foreign patrons, and ally with the state against al-Qaeda-aligned JNIM, then elements of the Algiers Accord could be restored, which provided them with the widest autonomy that could realistically be granted…
Why’s the Butyagin-Poczobut swap so important? 🧐
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Five Questions That Russia Should Consider Amidst The Malian Insurgents’ Outreaches
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Five Questions That Russia Should Consider Amidst The Malian Insurgents’ Outreaches
The common denominator connecting these five questions is the ultimate one about how Russia’s top brass really assesses the conflict’s overall military-strategic dynamics.
Top Russian & Indian Think Tanks Devised A Plan For Rebalancing Economic Relations
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Top Russian & Indian Think Tanks Devised A Plan For Rebalancing Economic Relations
Sanctions, bureaucracy, and logistics are the primary obstacles to “diversifying economic ties and correcting the existing imbalance”, but these can be surmounted through SMEs playing a greater role, more localization and procedure simplifications, and optimizing…
The Trump Doctrine As Applied Towards Russia Closely Resembles The Reagan Doctrine
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The Trump Doctrine As Applied Towards Russia Closely Resembles The Reagan Doctrine
Absent a deal with Trump, which Putin could be further induced to agree to if Trump promises to reduce US pressure on some – but not all – of these countries, Russia might lose all 15 of these partners (and possibly even more) with time.
The Russian-Tuareg War Was Inevitable From The Moment That Wagner Arrived In Mali
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The Russian-Tuareg War Was Inevitable From The Moment That Wagner Arrived In Mali
To channel Putin when referring to Syria’s accidental shooting down of a Russian spy plane in late 2018 while trying to hit an Israeli jet, “it is more a chain of tragic circumstances” that led to the Russian-Tuareg War than anything else, and it was also…
What Mutual Compromises Might An Azeri-Indian Rapprochement Entail?
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What Mutual Compromises Might An Azeri-Indian Rapprochement Entail?
The stage is now fully set for this to happen as a result of the South Caucasus’ evolving geopolitics.
The Three Seas Initiative Has Special Political Value For Polish Conservatives & Trump 2.0
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The Three Seas Initiative Has Special Political Value For Polish Conservatives & Trump 2.0
It’s now a way for the US to regain Poles’ trust and for the conservatives to gain an edge in 2027.
Algeria’s Saudi-Like Pivot Is Responsible For The Latest Malian Insurgency
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Algeria’s Saudi-Like Pivot Is Responsible For The Latest Malian Insurgency
As with Saudi Arabia’s embrace of Muslim Brotherhood militants in Yemen, this too entails tremendous risk of blowback, but it’s also being done out of perceived geopolitical desperation to restore a lost sphere of influence essential to its security.
A Top Russian Expert Criticized China’s “Rational” Response To Recent US Moves
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A Top Russian Expert Criticized China’s “Rational” Response To Recent US Moves
The subtext is that Russia is now re-evaluating its assessment of China’s role in the evolving world order.
What Do Colby’s & Trump’s Mixed Signals About Germany Mean For The AfD?
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What Do Colby’s & Trump’s Mixed Signals About Germany Mean For The AfD?
The ideal balance of interests for Trump 2.0 would be to replace Germany with Poland as its top EU ally for fortifying NATO’s Eastern Flank and not oppose the AfD in the hopes that it’ll come to power and then lead Europe’s rejuvenation.
The Latest Malian Crisis Risks Spiraling Into A Regional War
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The Latest Malian Crisis Risks Spiraling Into A Regional War
There’s a growing risk that Tuareg separatism might once again spread from Mali to Niger, and radical Islamist violence could spread further into there and Burkina Faso than it already has, which could prompt direct military interventions by Algeria, Nigeria…
The Spanish-US Spat Could Lead To NATO’s Unraveling
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The Spanish-US Spat Could Lead To NATO’s Unraveling
It’s manageable for now, but if it becomes a protracted problem and the US locates its bases from Spain to “Major Non-NATO Ally” Morocco, then the US and the EU might find themselves backing opposite sides in a future Moroccan-Spanish war over the latter’s…