Eurasia

Russland will eine Aufteilung Europas nach dem Muster von Jalta 1945 erzwingen. Dem dürfen die USA nicht zustimmen, auch wegen China und Taiwan. Für Joe Biden ist Wladimir Putin ein lästiger Quälgeist. Der US-Präsident möchte seine Energien darauf konzentrieren, seine innenpolitischen Projekte durch den Kongress zu bringen. Die Mehrheit dort …

Teisisõnu: Putin on justkui manööverdanud Venemaa tagasi nõukogudeaegsesse olukorda, kus NSV Liidu ja Ameerika Ühendriikide juhid otsustasid omavahel kiseldes ja leppides maailma asju. Loodetavasti ei lepi USA ja Venemaa milleski kokku üle Ukraina pea. Ei, Venemaal ei tohi olla vetoõigust küsimuses, kas Ukraina (või mõni teine riik) tohib teha koostööd …

Накануне назначенного на завтра, 7 декабря, разговора по видеосвязи президентов России и США влиятельный аналитический центр Atlantic Council написал для Байдена целый сценарий. Что предлагать на переговорах, чем угрожать, кнут, пряник — все в полном ассортименте. В последние годы Джо Байден виртуозно научился озвучивать телесуфлер, вот подобной шпаргалкой для него …

The United States keeps a lot of secrets. In 2017, the last year for which there are complete data, roughly four million Americans with security clearances classified around 50 million documents at a cost to U.S. taxpayers of around $18 billion. For a short time, I was one of those …

China intends to establish a permanent military presence on the Atlantic Ocean in the tiny Central African country of Equatorial Guinea, according to classified US intelligence reports cited by US officials. A report published in Wall Street Journal said Chinese intention to establish its first permanent military presence has raised …

U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to hold a tense round of talks amid rising tensions over Russia’s troop buildup on the Ukrainian border, NATO’s future in the region, and Russia’s security demands. The December 7 meeting, to be held via video conference, is …

The regime is delegating the task of intimidating the rare defenders of democracy in Serbia to right-wing hooligans and gangs like the People’s Patrols. Serbia is not a desirable place for journalists who do not support the regime. Persecutions, bans, punishments and obstructions have been a constant accompaniment to this …

The fall of crude prices after hitting over $80 per barrel to below $70 is seen not perceived as based on fundamentals but the downturn is driven by sentiment. The market remains uncertain mainly due to the unquantified risks from the omicron variant, and inflationary pressures. The situation is likely …

The war in Yemen intensified over the past weekend as tit-for-tat attacks were reported between Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-led coalition. On Saturday, the Houthis claimed that they fired 14 drones in several cities in Saudi Arabia in response to what the group described as Saudi aggression and the continuation of …

A historical analogy may be necessary to fully understand the looming conflict between Chinese authoritarianism and the uneasy democracies of the world. In the run up to the First World War, Germany pursued a combination of militarism, overbearing diplomacy, nationalism and brinkmanship in order to achieve policy goals, despite the …