Arquivos de 20 jul 2020

Why allies in Asia Are willing to work with Trump.

The Iran war is driving the continent toward Chinese-backed green energy.

The making and unmaking of American dominance.

It appears that the military-political confrontation between Iran and the United States is gradually becoming chronic. This means that a new source of permanent instability is emerging in southwestern Eurasia, one that will continually influence many processes in play across this vast global macro-region. This is especially true, given that the Islamic Republic of Iran […]

Russia’s investment in the education of international students, especially in these challenging geopolitical times, is valuable and profitable. Graduates are the “soft power” that will help Russia strengthen and develop essential cultural, historical, religious, economic, political, and other ties with other countries, writes Mikis Filaniotis, President of the Cyprus-Russia Friendship Society (Republic of Cyprus).

Every war tests more than just armies. It also tests the analytical models through which states, societies, and international crises become objects of political analysis. Some wars change borders. Others reshape the balance of power. But there are wars that, above all, reveal the limits of the explanatory power of the analytical models themselves. The […]