Russia stoking the fire in the Balkans
6 March 2018 – San Francisco, US by Kseniya Kirillova Moscow’s current activities in the Balkans are aimed at aggravating existing disputes in the region. This opinion was expressed by…
Canada’s lack of modern icebreakers does not only threaten the Arctic environment
2 March 2018 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Canada is facing an Arctic crisis on two fronts and yet there is little attention being paid. Unfortunately, both fronts are…
Arrest of Belorussian Escort in Thailand may be key to Mueller Investigation
1 March 2018 – San Fransisco, US by Kseniya Kirillova Details about the arrest of “Nastya Rybka” from an eyewitness “Locals acknowledged that they received instructions from Russia – to…
From the Russian Looking Glass: How Russia’s Foreign Approach is Unique
14 June 2017 – San Fransisco, USA by Kseniya Kirillova Ukraine’s blocking of Russian Internet social networks brought on a wave of commentary that extends far beyond the framework of…
Macedonia could tip over the Balkans, and with it Europe
1 May 2017 – London, UK by Chris Murray Skopje: Protestors stormed the Macedonian parliament Thursday, brutally assaulting government lawmakers in what marks a shocking level of escalation in an…
Trudeau’s Foreign Affairs Shuffle Aims at Both Putin and Trump
18 January 2017 – Toronto, CA by Alim Jiwa After the election of Donald Trump to the White House, the Trudeau government resolved to ensure that the responsibility for managing…
Book Watch: The Invention of Russia: From Gorbachev’s Freedom to Putin’s War
Review by John A. Pennell 11 January 2017 – Kyiv, Ukraine The Invention of Russia: From Gorbachev’s Freedom to Putin’s War (PenguinRandomHouse: New York, NY, USA, 2016) by Arkady Ostrovsky.…
Shift in Russia’s South Asia Policy: Risks and Implications
23 December 2016 – Jaipur, India by Professor B.M. Jain Russia’s foreign policy under the Putin leadership has undergone a major transformation since Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in…
Turkey’s Troublesome Times Continuing with No End in Sight
20 December 2016 – London, UK by Chris Murray It feels like only moments ago that Defence Report was analysing the attempted coup in Turkey. July does not feel a…
The Bear in the Mountains: Russia’s Balkan Exercise
2 November 2016 – London, UK by Chris Murray On 31 October, the Associated Press reported that Russia will be conducting joint exercises in Serbia with local Serbian and Belarusian…