April, 2022

• 11 April

  US-China Relations: Is There A Way Out Of The Abyss?

  

  US-China relations have grown even more strained recently following America’s diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, the blacklisting of more Chinese firms, and the implementation of a new US law that restricts imports from the Chinese region of Xinjiang, aimed at curbing forced labor abuses there. With the exception of …

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• 11 April

  Amid Russia-Ukraine War, Turkey Worries About Floating Mines In Black Sea

  

  As Turkish military dive teams this week safely defused their third floating naval mine in Turkish waters since March 26, some maritime experts said the explosives still pose a threat to Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait. On March 19, Russia’s FSB intelligence service said 420 naval mines were drifting freely in the …

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• 11 April

  How will the Russia-Ukraine war reshape the world? Here are four possible futures.

  

  It’s the big question keeping the world on edge: How does this end? Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war of choice in Ukraine is a world-historical event, marking the final act of the post-Cold War period and the start of a new era, yet unwritten. The spectrum of possible outcomes ranges …

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• 11 April

  Plots and Counter-Plots: Western Skulduggery to Realign Central Asia

  

  Someone sure wants regime change in Kazakhstan and Pakistan. Someone sure aims to realign Central Asia from its current Russia-China tilt to a more western-friendly posture. And that someone may be willing to use violence and lawfare to get such results. Who on earth could it be? Answer that question …

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• 11 April

  The Dollar Devours the Euro

  

  It is now clear that today’s escalation of the New Cold War was planned over a year ago, with serious strategy associated with America’s plan to block Nord Stream 2 as part of its aim of blocking Western Europe (“NATO”) from seeking prosperity by mutual trade and investment with China …

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• 11 April

  Why Ukraine?

  

  There is no doubt that atrocities have been committed in Ukraine, seemingly by Russian attacking forces, and in a perfect world those who so acted would be held responsible. But the world is highly imperfect when it comes to accountability for international crimes. When the International Criminal Court in 2020 …

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• 11 April

  Turkey: Beware of Islamists Bearing Gifts

  

  Then there was what turned out to be a myth about the success of Turkish drones used by the Ukrainian army inflicting “huge” damage on the invading Russian columns. Drones, regardless of their capabilities, cannot be game-changers in a conflict with such vastly asymmetrical military might. The West must send …

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• 11 April

  Heavy Sanctions Against Russia Could Usher In A Wider Economic War – Analysis

  

  Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was met with unprecedented economic sanctions by the United States and its allies in order to cripple Russia’s capacity to wage war. Never before in post–World War II history has an economy of Russia’s size been reprimanded with such force. Moreover, the sanctions could remain …

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• 11 April

  Can The Russian Economy Withstand The Sanctions? – Analysis

  

  Can the Russian economy withstand Western sanctions? Summary Western sanctions could trigger a fall in Russia’s GDP of up to 15% and cause inflation to rise above 20%. This is going to be tough on the Russian people, but will it be enough to mobilise them against Putin? In all …

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• 11 April

  US to deploy Patriot missile system with troops to Slovakia as Russian war on Ukraine rages on

  

  The U.S. is deploying a Patriot missile system to Slovakia, along with troops to operate it, after Slovakia sent a long-range, anti-aircraft battery to Ukraine, chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Friday. Ukrainian officials have been asking other countries to donate the S-300 anti-aircraft system, which is a Soviet Union-era …

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