Frankfurt (18/12 – 14) That there are remarkable advantages in being ignored is not generally recognized. Central Asian countries, historically under the thumb of Moscow, all through the 70+ years of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, were more or less cut off from the outside world...
Think the location of this year’s global climate summit is contentious? Wait till you hear about the next one. When COP28 kicks off next week in the United Arab Emirates, the oil kingdom presiding over the talks will face pressure to show its fossil fuel interests won’t capture...
Following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the UK and its allies introduced the most severe sanctions ever imposed on a major economy. Imports to the UK from Russia fell by 94% in the year following the invasion, while exports plunged by 74%. This new package of sanctions builds on...
As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, Moscow is losing “military superiority” it once held over its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies in the Baltic region, according to a new think tank report. In the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), a research...
Emboldened by battlefield gains and flagging Western support for Ukraine, a relaxed and confident President Vladimir Putin said Thursday there would be no peace until Russia achieves its goals, which he says remain unchanged after nearly two years of fighting. It was Putin’s first formal...
