March, 2023

• 25 March

  Mali: Avoiding the Trap of Isolation

  

  What’s new? Since the coup in May 2021, Mali’s authorities have developed closer relations with Russia, now their preferred military partner. In parallel, they have distanced themselves from several Western and regional partners, notably France. Why is it important? The Malian authorities’ shift in strategy jeopardises the regional stabilisation architecture developed since …

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• 25 March

  China Russia Alliance, the West in the jaws of the trap

  

  Moscow Tuesday, March 21, 2023, Vladimir Putin accompanies Xi Jinping on the steps of the presidential palace and takes leave of his Chinese counterpart after a spectacular official visit to the Russian capital. “ Xi Jinping : Today we are experiencing a change that has not happened for 100 years. …

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• 25 March

  A Criminal Court at the service of the West against the rest of the world

  

  The International Criminal Court has therefore issued an arrest warrant against Putin for war crimes. These would have consisted of the deportation, that is to say the illegal transfer, to Russia of Ukrainian children who lived in orphanages or had been lost by their parents and then entrusted to Russian …

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• 25 March

  Remembering the Iraq War: Has Washington Really Learned the Lessons?

  

  Twenty years ago, the United States invaded Iraq with faulty intelligence, inadequate planning, and the impossibly ambitious aim of constructing a new Iraqi nation to American specifications. The result was over a trillion dollars lost, thousands of U.S. service members killed and wounded, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis dead, a …

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• 25 March

  The Potential Inroads and Pitfalls of China’s Foray Into Middle East Diplomacy

  

  China’s mediation of the Saudi-Iran normalization agreement signals a potential break from its long-standing policy of keeping to a minimal and economically oriented regional footprint. By successfully bringing two of the Middle East’s bitterest rivals to the negotiation table, China aims to build credibility as a capable partner in a …

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• 25 March

  NATO Allies Reaffirm Support To Georgia And Stress Importance Of Continuing Reforms

  

  The NATO-Georgia Commission met on Thursday (23 March 2023), with the participation by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Ilia Darchiashvili. The meeting provided an opportunity “to review the role and significance of our partnership with Georgia following a turbulent year, where the very premises of the European security …

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• 25 March

  Iran And Uzbekistan Unveil Central Asia’s Plan B – Analysis

  

  March 2023 will be remembered as a good month for the Islamic Republic of Iran. First, Iran and longtime foe, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced they would re-establish full diplomatic relations and reopen embassies within sixty days, thanks to China’s mediation (and Iraq’s and Oman’s early efforts). The news …

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• 25 March

  China’s Shifting Middle East Policy – OpEd

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping this week traveled to Moscow to meet with his friend and ally, Vladimir Putin. It was the 40th time that the two have met since Xi took office more than a decade ago. The visit not only solidified China’s strategic partnership with Russia, but Xi also …

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• 25 March

  Why Saudi And Iranian Diplomatic Deal Is A Big Deal For Multipolar World Order – OpEd

  

  Something astonishing happened on March 10 in Beijing. After years of vindictive antagonism, mistrust and bloody proxy wars in the West Asia, Iran and Saudi Arabia finally reached an agreement to re-establish diplomatic relations and to reopen the embassies. According to a tripartite joint statement of the countries released by …

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• 25 March

  Bulgaria Refuses To Send Soviet-Era Fighter Jets And Tanks To Ukraine

  

  With its stockpile of Soviet-era weapons, Bulgaria, home to a thriving arms industry, could be a key ally of Ukraine, which is trained on and equipped with such arms, in its war against invading Russian forces. But with parliament now dissolved ahead of elections on April 2, the fifth snap …

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