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• The IMF’s Controversial Russian Forecast, Explained

  Published 21 March 2023 | viewed 5,067 times

  For more than a year now, Russia's economy has been pummeled by a series of Western sanctions aimed at punishing Moscow for its invasion of…

• Xi Set To Meet With Putin In Moscow Next Week

  Published 17 March 2023 | viewed 2,060 times

  Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to Moscow from March 20 to March 22 as Beijing looks to show support for Russian…

• Russia Extends Black Sea Grain Deal

  Published 17 March 2023 | viewed 2,397 times

  The Kremlin says Russia is extending a deal that allows Ukraine to export grain through its Black Sea ports for another 60 days. Kremlin spokesman…

• U.S. Says Kosovo And Serbia Could Be Close To Normalizing Relations

  Published 16 March 2023 | viewed 2,458 times

  The U.S. special envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, has voiced optimism that an agreement on the normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo could be…

• What’s Behind China’s Historic Iran-Saudi Arabia Peace Deal?

  Published 15 March 2023 | viewed 6,745 times

  A surprise deal brokered by China to reestablish diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia has paved the way for Beijing to expand its influence…

• Why It’s Still Not Clear Who’s Behind The Nord Stream Blasts

  Published 14 March 2023 | viewed 3,448 times

  In the first half of September 2022, a Greek-flagged tanker sailed eastward from the Dutch port of Rotterdam, into the Baltic Sea and a busy…

• Russia Can’t Afford To Continue Exporting Arms

  Published 13 March 2023 | viewed 8,856 times

  Russia’s share of global arms exports declined sharply in the most recent five-year period, as Western sanctions against Moscow and the Kremlin's own need to…

• Will China Change Its Stance On The War In Ukraine?

  Published 09 March 2023 | viewed 3,235 times

    After releasing a 12-point proposal on how to broker a cease-fire in Ukraine and facing allegations from the United States that it is considering…

• Can China Really Be An Unbiased Broker Of Peace?

  Published 27 February 2023 | viewed 2,135 times

  A position paper unveiled by Beijing pushing for a cease-fire in Ukraine has been met skeptically by many experts and Western officials who question China’s…

• Turkmenistan Is Falling Back Into Russia’s Energy Orbit

  Published 27 February 2023 | viewed 4,106 times

  At a time when gas-rich Turkmenistan could be pushing to diversify its export paths, it is instead allowing itself to be pulled back into Moscow’s…

• The Great Game Reloaded: Superpowers In The Modern World

  Published 26 February 2023 | viewed 3,180 times

  Top foreign policy officials from the United States and China spent most of the last weekend at the Munich Security Conference stressing that their governments…

• U.S. Pledges Additional $2 Billion In Security Assistance To Ukraine

  Published 24 February 2023 | viewed 1,580 times

  The U.S. Defense Department has announced an additional $2 billion in "security assistance" for Ukraine as Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor enters its second…

• EU To Ban Exports Of $12 Billion In Products Used By Russian Military

  Published 21 February 2023 | viewed 12,028 times

  The European Union is preparing another sanctions package on Russia to coincide with the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine on February 24. EU ambassadors…

• Civilian Casualties Mount As Russia Launches New Wave Of Attacks In Ukraine

  Published 16 February 2023 | viewed 2,156 times

  Russia's military launched missile and drone strikes across Ukraine overnight, triggering air alerts and the country's air-defense system, Ukrainian officials reported early on February 16.…

• Russia Ramps Up Attacks On Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure

  Published 13 February 2023 | viewed 2,003 times

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned of the possibility of "new terrorist attacks" by Russian forces following Russia's recent strikes targeting energy infrastructure around the…

• Secretive Multi-Billion-Dollar Deals Threaten Uzbekistan’s Gas Boom

  Published 11 February 2023 | viewed 5,809 times

  As gas outages and power shortages left Uzbekistan freezing during one of its coldest winters in decades, President Shavkat Mirziyoev in January fired senior officials…

• Will The U.S. Public Continue To Support Ukraine?

  Published 09 February 2023 | viewed 2,093 times

  In his State of the Union speech, U.S. President Joe Biden said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine "has been a test for the ages" and…

• Zelenskiy: European Unity Is Fundamental To Security

  Published 09 February 2023 | viewed 402 times

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has told EU leaders that a free Europe is not possible without a free Ukraine, as he pressed for more weapons…

• UK To Support Ukraine To Ensure A “Decisive Military Victory”

  Published 08 February 2023 | viewed 1,717 times

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has arrived in the United Kingdom for talks with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, his second known trip abroad since Russia's…

• Iran’s Natural Gas Ambitions Face A Tough Geopolitical Reality

  Published 06 February 2023 | viewed 4,129 times

  As winter approached, Iran was relishing the prospect of falling temperatures that could put Europe in a deep freeze and allow Tehran to bask in…