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How Turkiye’s eastward ambitions serve the Atlanticist order
Ankara’s penetration into Eurasia blends neo-Ottoman ideology, Islamic soft power, and NATO-aligned geopolitics in a bid to rival Russia, China, Iran, and India.
Ali Nassar
JUL...
Wikileaks has just put all its files online. It’s all there!
Wikileaks has just put all its files online.
It's all there: Hillary Clinton's emails, McCain's guilt, the Vegas shooting perpetrated by an FBI sniper, Steve...
Little reason for the West to exult over Assad’s downfall
by Brahma Chellaney*
Dec 12, 2024
With the dramatic fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s autocratic regime, the West may have achieved its objective in Syria....
The Foreign Policy Cabinet of the Supposedly ‘Anti-War’ President-Elect Begins to...
Donald Trump has received praise for being a dove when it comes to international affairs. His record and early cabinet selections tell a different...
Forget the old jokes, foreign policy was the real debate horror
Two major wars and not a serious or even coherent conversation to be had — we may be in trouble
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Jun 28,...
Russia Says Moscow Terrorist Attack Has Connection to ‘Ukrainian Nationalists’
Mar 28, 2024
Russian investigators said Thursday that they found evidence connecting the terrorist attack on a concert hall outside Moscow to “Ukrainian nationalists.”
“Investigators have...
International Migration in the Mediterranean Sea. An Expert Discussion
On February 21, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion dedicated to international migration via the Mediterranean Sea.
The main corridor used by migrants travelling...
Biden’s team fears the aftermath of a failed Ukrainian counteroffensive
Behind closed doors, the administration worries about what Ukraine can accomplish.
By Jonathan Lemire and Alexander Ward
04/24/2023
The Biden administration is quietly preparing for the possibility...
Alfred de Zayas on the arrest warrant for Putin
The arrest warrant for the President of Russia, issued by the International Criminal Court is, on one side, a rather ridiculous affair. To be...
The Ukraine War in the Light of the UN Charter
by Alfred de Zayas
Feb 6, 2023
The war in Ukraine did not start on 24 February 2022, but already in February 2014. The civilian population...