What’s terribly ironic about all of this is that the US government’s international stance has always been in favor of “internet freedoms”, routinely attacking Russia, China, and Iran.
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Nuclear disarmament is unthinkable until trust is restored between Russia and the US
When calculating how to balance the future nuclear capabilities of Russia vs. the three Western nuclear powers, the combined nuclear arsenal of the United Kingdom, the US, and France should be taken into account.
Shoigu’s Set To Strengthen The Russian-“Israeli” Strategic Partnership
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu just went on his first-ever visit to “Israel”. Although serving in his capacity as Russia’s top military leader for almost five years now, Shoigu hadn’t once set foot in “Israel” until now. He arrived on the same day that a Syrian anti-aircraft missile system was […]
Here’s How The Russian-Saudi Rapprochement Might Affect Yemen
Riyadh might follow Moscow’s lead in charting a “compromise solution” in Yemen modelled off of Syria’s Astana Peace Process in order to shape the conditions for a “face-saving” withdraw.
Russia wades into Saudi-Iran rift
What is possible is a Saudi-Iranian mutual accommodation, which would be useful for calming some of the ‘hotspots’ – similar to what happened in the case of the Taif accord ending the civil war in Lebanon.
Is Saudi Arabia’s Grand Strategy Shifting?
The international and domestic dimensions of Saudi Arabia’s grand strategic shifts are expected to have game-changing implications in altering the global dynamics of the New Cold War.
Russia’s Kurdish-Turkish Pipeline To The EU Makes Moscow The Mideast Mediator
Moscow steadily works to replace the leadership void that the US is leaving in the “Greater Middle East”.
Exchange Rating Russia Down And Out
While Russians individually are not as wealthy as Canadians, Germans or Spaniards today, the foundations of wealth are being laid and deepened every day in Russia.
Russia’s S-400s Will Protect Turkey From A “Kurdish Air Force”
It’s very unlikely that Turkey would risk its relations with the US to buy Russian anti-aircraft missiles just to guard against non-existent threat.
Russia’s New Thinking Towards Armenia And Azerbaijan: An “Obstructionist” vs. An “Integrationalist”
Russia endeavors to be the supreme balancing force in 21st-century Eurasia, seeking to “wipe the slate clean” in its relations with non-traditionl partners.
State-Sponsored Intimidation, Or When FARA Goes Too Far
Those pushing for Sputnik and RT to register as “foreign agents” under FARA should apply these standards to other publicly financed media outlets such as Al Jazeera and the BBC.
Why Russia Hasn’t and Won’t Invade Ukraine
it doesn’t want to find itself bogged down in months or years of ambushes, IEDs and all that. And then probably have to leave at the end, anyway.
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