Eurasia Press & News

The underdog invaded by a major world power, Ukraine was outmatched on every traditional defense metric. In 2021, the year before Russia’s invasion, Ukraine defense spending was $4.7 billion compared to Russia’s $45.8 billion. Russia outnumbered Ukraine in personnel, aircraft, armored vehicles, maritime vessels, and almost every element of conventional …

Two years ago, around this time, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran’s regime, appointed Ebrahim Raisi as his regime’s president and called it a “completely meaningful move.” “New people are entering into a field with new initiatives,” he said. The goal was to unify the government to deal with …

Germany’s China policy is often lamented as one “at sea, drifting without an anchor”. This may finally change after the recent release of Germany’s China strategy, which attempts to recalibrate relations with its top trading partner. The 64-page document follows Germany’s National Security Strategy released in June, outlining a revamp …

Russian President Vladimir Putin was hoping for a record turnout of African leaders at the second Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg last week to show the West he wasn’t isolated after all. He didn’t quite pull that off. Only 16 or 17 African heads of state attended – far fewer …

Many of today’s problems affecting the majority of the world, including Africa and Russia, are a direct consequence of the persistence of old colonialism and the imposition of renewed forms of colonialism. Conversely, the notorious prosperity of the West can be attributed to the rules of a predatory world order …

Riyadh wants to boost its military might, especially with the prospect of its main rival Iran developing its nuclear enrichment capabilities. Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with Turkish defense firm Baykar to localize the manufacturing of its popular drones in the kingdom, state-owned Saudi Arabia Military Industries (SAMI) said …

Pro-Kyiv Western countries had failed to secure China’s presence at previous Ukraine peace talks. China “participated actively” in Ukraine peace talks over the weekend at a summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that brought together senior officials from Kyiv, the West and developing countries, according to reports. Beijing is reportedly keen …

En cas d’intervention militaire au Niger, la CEDEAO pourrait faire face à un manque de personnel et d’armes, a indiqué à Sputnik un professeur de l’Institut d’État des relations internationales de Moscou. La grande distance séparant les villes du pays serait un autre défi pour les unités qui risquent d’avoir …

Pas évident de suivre l’évolution de la situation au Niger. Entre les fausses rumeurs, les vidéos détournées, les audios manipulées, la machine de la désinformation est en marche. Cette vague de désinformation est autant le fait d’acteurs locaux que d’influences étrangères. Il est vrai que les enjeux géo stratégiques sont …

The meeting with Israel may be a controversy that undermines the Tripoli government and contributes to chaos. The fallout from the meeting between Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Libya’s Government of National Unity Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush has been greeted in the Middle East with intense interest and scrutiny. …