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Fact Check: Russian-Pakistani Defense Cooperation Will Likely Remain Limited
The few extra bucks that Russia could make from any hypothetical sale of high-tech weapons systems to Pakistan wouldn’t come anywhere close to…
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Poland Won’t Send Troops To Belarus Or Ukraine Without Trump’s Approval
Trump is unlikely to extend Article 5 guarantees to Polish troops in Belarus and Ukraine, who’d be attacked by Russia the moment that they intervene, so…
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What Explains Russia’s Swift Policy Recalibration Towards The Latest Congolese Crisis?
The latest Congolese Crisis has the potential to decisively shift the balance of power in the New Cold War depending on how it develops and what the…
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Mutual Interest In Resuming Arms Control Talks Can Speed Up The Ukrainian Peace Process
A new global arms race could follow the expiry of the New START in early 2026 if it’s not renewed or replaced.
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Analyzing Russia’s Response To The Latest Congolese Crisis
Russia’s draft military agreement with the Congo coupled with its close security cooperation with Rwanda in the Central African Republic are responsible…
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The Example That Trump Made Out Of Colombia Will Reverberate Across The World
Trump is preparing for negotiations with Putin over Ukraine as well as with Xi over trade and likely also Taiwan, so he’d appear weak in their eyes if…
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The 80th Anniversary Of Auschwitz’s Liberation Was Incomplete Without Russia
Western politicians can still hate Russia while their historians might continue to argue that the USSR’s goal in World War II was to eliminate the…
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Trump’s Gaza Proposal Takes A Page From Ralph Peters’ “Blood Borders”
He might have convinced himself that ethnically cleansing the Palestinians is the only way to decisively end the conflict, ensure Israel’s long-term…
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Korybko To VOA China: 2025 Might Be A Difficult Year For Sino-Pak Ties
Here’s the full interview that I gave to VOA China’s FM Shakil on this subject, excerpts of which were published in their report on 20 January titled…
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Lavrov Accused The Biden Admin Of Wanting To Return US Military Infrastructure To Afghanistan
This should be seen only as a signal that Russia is aware of this plot, not as anything deeper such as it expecting Trump to follow through on Biden’s…
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The US’ 90-Day Suspension Of Foreign Aid Might Counterintuitively Bolster Its Influence
American influence might rebound in the Global South since a large part of why many of these countries started turning away from the US since the start…
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Interpreting Lavrov’s Latest Remarks About Pakistan
They generated a lot of media attention in South Asia but there’s nothing new in what he said.
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