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The Timeless Tale of East vs. West

13:52 13.11.2025

The Timeless Tale of East vs. West

Having walked half my days beneath Eastern skies and the other half where the Western sun rises, I could not have been offered a truer theme nor a topic more fitting than the timeless tale of East versus West. Meant to be presented at the VIII Media Forum on Human …

Ostpolitik to Opposition: A US Dream Shift?

12:51 02.11.2025

Ostpolitik to Opposition: A US Dream Shift?

Presented at International Conference "Brezhnev–Brandt: Paradoxes of Eastern Politics. On the 55th anniversary of the conclusion of the USSR–Germany Peace Treaty" on 31 October 2025. Birthed in the late 60s as a diplomatic strategy, Ostpolitik wove its thread into West Germany’s foreign tale, shifting from harsh divides to a pragmatic …

Trump’s Social Truth in Twin Shadows

11:29 27.10.2025

Trump’s Social Truth in Twin Shadows

After heralding a summit with Putin in Budapest that sparked a joy in Russia’s heart and cast a shadow over Europe’s brow, it took but a fleeting moment for Trump to veer away with a canceled vow—only to swerve another shift of ninety degrees with a postponement. Such is the …

Putin-Trump in Alaska: Ukraine’s Mere Cameo for Bigger Act?

10:24 12.08.2025

Putin-Trump in Alaska: Ukraine’s Mere Cameo for Bigger Act?

Where glaciers gleam beneath the midnight sun’s beam, an icy veil will soon lift to showcase the convention of two nuclear powers. Exasperated by incalculable sanctions, fickle deadlines, and disappearing cash and weapons, America still got to call dibs on the location. Seeing that it had once again called America’s …

Could the Cambodia-Thailand Ripple Stir a Sea of Change?

11:22 28.07.2025

Could the Cambodia-Thailand Ripple Stir a Sea of Change?

Atop a 525-meter-high hill in the Dângrêk Mountains sits one of the most significant and historically important monuments in Southeast Asia. A renowned ancient Hindu temple built during the first half of the 11th century, the Preah Vihear Temple, characterized by steep staircases, carved lintels, and intricate bas-reliefs depicting Hindu …

Russia Reinvents with SPIEF 2025

12:22 23.06.2025

Russia Reinvents with SPIEF 2025

Despite the treacherous winds and relentless downpour, 24,200 visitors from 144 countries and territories arrived at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum for its 28th edition. Compared to the 27th edition, which attracted 21,300 participants from 139 countries, this increase, while slight, was distinctly felt on the ground. As for …

NATO Slithers to Take Shape in Asia

12:20 02.06.2025

NATO Slithers to Take Shape in Asia

As Singapore rolled out its luxurious rubicund carpet for a record-size contingent of colonial masters, the expectation of its hissing tongue ever so ready to lash could not be contained. Long used to its slimy fork structure, the region waited for one tine to poke and sow tensions and the …

Spoiled with Options, Putin Spares a Ladder

9:40 23.05.2025

Spoiled with Options, Putin Spares a Ladder

Following Trump-Putin’s phone call, international media was awash in reactions that ranged from hammering the panic button for what they see as an act of US withdrawal to scoffing in derision for what they perceive to be a lack of substantive outcome. However varied their perceptions and thus reactions may …

How will Russia play America's charade of peace?

13:12 09.05.2025

How will Russia play America's charade of peace?

As Trump continues to swing back and forth on a pendulum oscillating between mediating and walking away from the so-called peace talks, the world, or at least those yet to be fatigued, swings along with him. In this drawn-out peace charade, it is easy to forget the origin of the …

Elephants Trumpet at Russia’s Arctic Forum

11:38 16.04.2025

Elephants Trumpet at Russia’s Arctic Forum

Atop Murmansk, the world’s largest city north of the Arctic Circle, 1,300 participants from 21 countries gathered to discuss the socioeconomic potential of the region, including multilateral mechanisms for cooperative discovery and efficient development of the Arctic’s rich natural resources. In a panel dedicated to international cooperation and the environment, …

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