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Developing Russia’s Northern Sea Route is more than just an economic project. It is another step in Russia’s bilateral relations with China, India and, consequently, Iran. This report examines Russia’s…
Dnipro, an ordinary city in Ukraine, became the center of another alarming event overnight. Russia reportedly launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, likely the RS-26 “Rubezh,” weighing 40-50 tons. This missile…
21 November 2024 Turkish leader Tayyip Erdoğan’s re-election last year means the 70-year-old President is now serving his last legal term. Questions have been raised about his future and with…
14 November 2024 In August connected to my writing on Bulgaria’s election woes I dedicated time to exploring the move in Belgrade towards Europe and the ways in which relations…
12 November 2024 Russia’s ongoing counteroffensive in the Kursk region will have consequences with Donald Trump’s upcoming second presidency. At the moment, Russia is amassing a force of 50,000 troops,…
26 August 2024 Over the last three years, Bulgaria has faced no less than six general elections, with a seventh (until recently) scheduled for the 20th of October. Despite repeated…
Last week, Ukrainian Special Forces were attributed with an attack on Russian soldiers in Syria. The Kyiv Post published a video obtained by Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence. The video,…
3 May 2023 Everyone is waiting on bated breath for Ukraine’s counteroffensive. Where will it take place? Will the Russian lines and chain of command crumble? Will the counteroffensive be…
28 February 2023 A year into the war in Ukraine and I am still left totally baffled by the utter stupidity of the ongoing “debate” occurring within NATO countries. I…
6 February 2023 The military-ruled government of Burkina Faso declared that France has one month to withdraw its troops from the country. In September, Burkina Faso had its second coup…