The Russian Far East Is the Next Frontier for Multipolarity

The Russian Far East Is the Next Frontier for Multipolarity

Despite being a far-flung and underdeveloped region, the Russian Far East might turn out to be the country’s most promising one if several visionary connectivity proposals are implemented. Russia has been prioritizing the development of its far-flung and long-neglected Far Eastern region for the past three years now ever since it commenced the now-annual Eastern…

A CIA Lucky Break? How the Death of the ‘Smiling Pope’ Helped Washington Win the Cold War

A CIA Lucky Break? How the Death of the ‘Smiling Pope’ Helped Washington Win the Cold War

The sudden death of Pope John Paul I, exactly 40 years ago today, stunned the world. The ‘Smiling Pope’ had only served for 33 days. His demise and replacement by John Paul II marked an important turning point in the old Cold War. The year 1978, as I argued in a previous op-ed, was the…