Regular consultations between the US, China, Russia, India, and Japan on the emerging world order would help jointly manage issues as they arise and therefore reduce the chances of uncontrollable systemic instability during this sensitive moment when one…

He believes that the French were behind it and sought to undermine the regional security system.

The Southern Transitional Council made pivotal progress on restoring South Yemeni sovereignty, which could lead to Yemen’s re-bifurcation into separate North and South states as a pragmatic compromise for ending this protracted conflict in which neither side…

The planned AI data center is meant to solidify the US’ new sphere of influence by leading the region into the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”, weaponize local data to fine-tune propaganda for helping the ruling party ahead of summer’s next elections, and…

International recognition of the Houthis’ control over North Yemen, the restoration of its (strictly controlled) international trade, security guarantees, and humanitarian aid in exchange for partial demilitarization and a US minerals deal might be what’s…

Geopolitically re-engineering the region by mediating the re-bifurcation of Yemen, recognizing Somaliland, and brokering a deal for restoring Ethiopia’s access to the sea would advance the US’ national interests that were detailed in its new National Security…

Iran is likely trying to assess whether this alliance might one day be weaponized against it by its two members’ shared US patron and probably also wants to strengthen ties with Turkiye’s Pakistani ally in an attempt to reduce the Turkish-led “Organization…

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Their snubbing discredits the image that Poland wants to cultivate of a former Great Power that’s finally reviving its long-lost status as a European leader.

The New York Times’ recent report about his government’s responsibility for the worst corruption scandal in Ukraine’s history suggests that the walls are closing in and his foreign media allies are jumping ship out of desperation to retain some of their credibility…

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The real purpose might be to prevent the US from reaching a deal with Russia per point 14 of its leaked 28-point peace framework to invest a significant sum of its (by-then former) adversary’s EU-seized assets into joint projects, likely energy and rare earths…

His views towards all three are impressively pragmatic for a Polish President and could presage his country complying with whatever grand strategic deal the US and Russia might reach instead of trying to sabotage it.

The centrality of shared digital- and AI-driven development therein is arguably the most significant feature of their new relationship, which is the means through which India plans to compete with China in a friendly way for hearts, minds, and markets across…

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Russia should brace itself for the turbocharging of Turkish-led comprehensive integration processes along its southern front and the serious implications that this could have for its security.

The production of NATO-standard shells hints that Kazakhstan plans to follow in Azerbaijan’s footsteps by having its armed forces conform with the bloc’s standards ahead of what its leadership might have been duped by the West to believe will be an inevitable…

Trump 2.0 might conclude that federalization is the only sustainable solution to the Congo’s protracted political-security crises for averting its (inevitable?) second collapse and subsequently enabling the US to manage the resultant scramble for influence…

Thailand appears to be intimating that it’s displeased with China’s arms sales to Cambodia, with the innuendo that China should curtail them out of respect for Thailand, which is now much more important of a partner for China than Cambodia is.

The timing of this latest report was probably aimed at complicating the revived Russian-US talks on Ukraine by putting “deep state” pressure on Trump to demand that Sudan rubbish this deal in exchange for American support, but it might also inadvertently…