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Why Wasn’t There Any Post-Election Turmoil In Tajikistan?

October 21, 2020

Unlike fellow former Soviet Republics Belarus and even neighboring Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan's latest elections didn't result in any turmoil even though one might have expected it to have due to some sim…

RAND and the Malevolent Encirclement of Russia

October 20, 2020

Opinion

Over recent weeks a series of events in the states surrounding the Russian Federation has erupted that certainly are not being greeted with joy in the Kremlin. Each crisis center of itself is not a de…

Europe Marks Distance from Indo-Pacific Strategy

October 13, 2020

Opinion

The European Council special meeting in Brussels on 1st October had Turkey, Belarus, Russia and China on its agenda. The foreign-policy decisions of the summit — comprising the heads of state or gover…

West Hopes to Play its Belarusian Card in Kyrgyzstan?

October 5, 2020

Opinion

On October 4, Kyrgyzstan is scheduled to hold its parliamentary election for the 7th consecutive time since the republic gained its independence. The Supreme Council is the unicameral Parliament of th…

European Union Sanctions Against Belarus Will Backfire and Deepen Minsk’s Ties to Moscow

October 3, 2020

Opinion

On October 1, it was agreed upon at the European Council special meeting that Belarus will be sanctioned. However, the scope of the sanctions and the long path to agree on them, demonstrates that the …

The World has Gone Absolutely Insane!

September 29, 2020

Opinion

We all know that we are living in crazy, and dangerous, times, yet I can’t help being awed at what the imperial propaganda machine (aka the legacy ziomedia) is trying to make us all swallow. The list …

The US’ Hybrid War on Russian Energy Targets Germany, Belarus, and Bulgaria

September 29, 2020

Opinion

The US is ruthlessly waging an intense Hybrid War on Russian energy interests in Europe by targeting the Eurasian Great Power's relevant projects in Germany, Belarus, and Bulgaria, banking on the fact…

Belarusian Sanctions Vetoed by Cyprus Exposes Deep Divisions Between Mediterranean and Northern Europe

September 24, 2020

Opinion

On September 21, there was a meeting between all of the EU’s Foreign Ministers to pass sanctions against Belarus. It created massive controversy and revealed the significant divide between Mediterrane…