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View from Poland: Western Europe may return to doing business with Russia after the war

11:35 12.07.2023

View from Poland: Western Europe may return to doing business with Russia after the war

While many Western leaders say "they won't go back to doing business with Russia after the war," a "business as usual" approach may prevail because many countries need Russia, especially Germany, said Poland's PiS MEP Witold Waszczykowski (photo). He noted that for many years, some people have looked at Russia …

‘Foreign Affairs’: Don’t let Ukraine join NATO!

12:10 11.07.2023

‘Foreign Affairs’: Don’t let Ukraine join NATO!

Admitting Ukraine to NATO would raise the prospect of a grim choice between a war with Russia and the devastating consequences involved or backing down and devaluing NATO’s security guarantee across the entire alliance. At the Vilnius summit and beyond, NATO leaders would be wise to acknowledge these facts and …

Washington shifts the NATO summit focus from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific region?

12:08 11.07.2023

Washington shifts the NATO summit focus from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific region?

Against the backdrop of problems on the Ukrainian front, the United States is trying to hastily change the theme of the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius. After all, the ‘counteroffensive’ is stalling, no one promises Ukraine membership in NATO. And there is a real split within the alliance due to …

Modi’s pragmatic power play: India and the US avoid sharp edges during PM’s State visit

12:07 11.07.2023

Modi’s pragmatic power play: India and the US avoid sharp edges during PM’s State visit

India is being wooed geopolitically and geo-economically by the US under President Biden, not entirely expectedly. Prime Minister Modi was invited to make a State visit to the country with all the ensuing pageantry and also address the joint session of the US Congress, the latter for the second time, …

Global Times: When war profiteering meets reality

11:52 11.07.2023

Global Times: When war profiteering meets reality

It was supposed to be a big summer for NATO, welcoming Sweden and Finland at the summit in Vilnius and showcasing the best-of-the-West tanks and other armor in Ukraine's blitzkrieg counteroffensive against Russia. Then reality got in the way, notes Global Times. Sweden is still stuck in the waiting room, …

They don’t like Putin in the West, but suddenly they want him stay and not to go!

11:51 11.07.2023

They don’t like Putin in the West, but suddenly they want him stay and not to go!

The recent attempted mutiny in Russia proved that no matter how much many world leaders hate Vladimir Putin, they don’t want the Russian president suddenly ousted, writes POLITICO. The instability that could follow isn’t worth the risk. The possibility of post-Putin chaos in Russia is one key factor many countries …

Bloomberg: Most foreign investors believe they’ll never be able to access the cash from Russian assets

10:59 10.07.2023

Bloomberg: Most foreign investors believe they’ll never be able to access the cash from Russian assets

Billions of dollars are accumulating in Moscow beyond the reach of its foreign owners. Stock dividends, interest payments on bonds and anything else that Western investors didn’t sell before the war — it’s all part of the pile of money that’s been trapped by sanctions, writes Bloomberg. The accounts are …

Richard Haass: The most serious threat to global security is the United States

10:57 10.07.2023

Richard Haass: The most serious threat to global security is the United States

The New York Times published a very revealing material about the views of a well-known US political analyst, who has now come to a very sad conclusion for Americans: Everywhere he has gone as president of the Council on Foreign Relations, Richard N. Haass has been asked the same question: …

No kidding: Lithuania now has an Indo-Pacific Strategy!

9:29 09.07.2023

No kidding: Lithuania now has an Indo-Pacific Strategy!

A week before it hosts the NATO summit, the tiny Baltic state of Lithuania has published a new Indo-Pacific strategy (!!) that highlights the need to engage with the Indo-Pacific region for a secure, resilient and prosperous future. A recent target of China's economic coercion due to its deepening engagement …

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s declaration is a level-headed take on challenges facing the world

9:28 09.07.2023

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s declaration is a level-headed take on challenges facing the world

Relations between SCO member states have their share of bilateral difficulties and tensions. SCO members have had to address them, either to set them aside or find bridging formulations so that broad understandings are reached on regional and international issues of common interest. The New Delhi Declaration, adopted following the …

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