Kazakhstan Might Have Just Placed Itself On An Irreversible Collision Course With Russia
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Kazakhstan Might Have Just Placed Itself On An Irreversible Collision Course With Russia
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…
The US Might Pursue The “Peaceful Balkanization” Of The Congo
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The US Might Pursue The “Peaceful Balkanization” Of The Congo
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…
China’s “Military Diplomacy” Between Thailand & Cambodia Is Becoming Trickier
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China’s “Military Diplomacy” Between Thailand & Cambodia Is Becoming Trickier
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.
Russia’s Long-Delayed Sudanese Naval Base Might Be Back On Track
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Russia’s Long-Delayed Sudanese Naval Base Might Be Back On Track
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…
Tulsi’s Assessment That Putin Doesn’t Want To Conquer All Of Ukraine Is Absolutely Correct
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Tulsi’s Assessment That Putin Doesn’t Want To Conquer All Of Ukraine Is Absolutely Correct
There are logical military and strategic reasons why he’s not interested in this whatsoever at all.
Why’d Tulsi call out the deep state’s latest lies about Russia? 🧐
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Why’d Tulsi call out the deep state’s latest lies about Russia? 🧐
The EU’s Failed Attempt To Steal Russia’s Seized Assets Was Self-Discrediting
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The EU’s Failed Attempt To Steal Russia’s Seized Assets Was Self-Discrediting
It arguably dealt irreparable damage to the bloc’s reputation as a safe location in which foreigners the world over could store and invest their financial assets after influential members left no doubt about their desire to steal its assets, thus signaling…
Why’d the EU decide against stealing Russia’s seized assets? 🧐
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The US’ National Security Strategy Sends Mixed Signals To India
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The US’ National Security Strategy Sends Mixed Signals To India
If the US’ attaches security strings to improving ties with India, particularly if it demands that India contain China in the South China Sea, then India will likely decline this proposal to avoid becoming the US’ proxy.
Poland & Hungary Are Threatened By Ukraine Yet Still Remain Divided By It
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Poland & Hungary Are Threatened By Ukraine Yet Still Remain Divided By It
The Ukrainian ultra-nationalists and intel agents that infiltrated their societies under the cover of refugees might carry out acts of terrorism against them, which could be averted by closer cooperation between their security services, but they still remain…
Why’d Trump Bomb ISIS In Nigeria On Christmas?
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Why’d Trump Bomb ISIS In Nigeria On Christmas?
This might not be a one-off attack for domestic political purposes but the beginning of a campaign aimed at wresting Nigeria away from BRICS and restoring its role as the West’s regional enforcer.
Israel’s Rivalry With Turkiye Played A Major Role In Its Recognition Of Somaliland
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Israel’s Rivalry With Turkiye Played A Major Role In Its Recognition Of Somaliland
Israel obtains strategic depth in proximity to Turkiye’s Somali facilities for monitoring and – if need be – destroying them if evidence emerges that they’re being used for nuclear purposes like its media now suspects is the purpose behind its planned spaceport…
Poland Is Expanding Its Influence Over The Baltics Through The “Via Baltica” Highway
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Poland Is Expanding Its Influence Over The Baltics Through The “Via Baltica” Highway
The “EU Defense Line” that’s being built, which refers to the combination of the “Baltic Defense Line” and Poland’s “East Shield” along NATO’s eastern border, might then be bolstered by Polish-led troop deployments seeing as how Poland would be integral to…
The Saudis’ Threats Against South Yemen Expose Their Geopolitical Motives
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The Saudis’ Threats Against South Yemen Expose Their Geopolitical Motives
They expect to obtain a client state in at least part of Yemen as their reward for fighting the Houthis.
Armenia’s Next Parliamentary Elections Are Shaping Up To Be Another Flashpoint
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Armenia’s Next Parliamentary Elections Are Shaping Up To Be Another Flashpoint
Pashinyan’s potential democratic ouster could complicate and possibly even suspend TRIPP, thus plugging the geostrategic gap through which Turkiye is expected to inject Western influence along Russia’s entire southern periphery.
The Brits Want The Poles To Contain Russia In The Baltic
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The Brits Want The Poles To Contain Russia In The Baltic
Some of the €44 billion in loans that Poland just received from the EU’s “SAFE” program will go towards its new “SAFE Baltic” program, and if the precedent of the newly clinched Polish-Swedish submarine deal is anything to go by, then UK companies will profit…
Mohammed Bin Salman Is Making a Terrible Mistake by Waging War Against South Yemen
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Mohammed Bin Salman Is Making a Terrible Mistake by Waging War Against South Yemen
Perhaps Saudi Arabia truly wanted to defeat the Houthis at first but eventually decided to coexist with them instead throughout the course of this ...
Why’d Putin Only Lament The Loss Of Some Former Soviet Republics In His First Meeting With Bush?
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Why’d Putin Only Lament The Loss Of Some Former Soviet Republics In His First Meeting With Bush?
Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the Caucasus occupy special places in the Russian psyche and security planning, but all former Soviet Republics are important to both in their own way, and Putin truly wants them to succeed.
It’s Unsurprising That A Popular Ukrainian Outlet Laments The Loss Of “Zakerzonia” To Poland
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It’s Unsurprising That A Popular Ukrainian Outlet Laments The Loss Of “Zakerzonia” To Poland
Ukrainian officials are expected to encourage the popularization of these unofficial territorial claims with clandestine German support in order to wield them as leverage for rebalancing relations with Poland, whose rapid US-backed rise worries both of them…