A “Fake Fort Trump” Might Get Belarus to Back Down From Its Promise to Respond

March 29, 2019

Poland is sending signals about the uncertain future of Fort Trump. There wouldn’t ordinarily be any cause to speculate about the prospects of building the much-talked about Fort Trump in Poland when …

Belarus & Russia: Nipping the “Annexation” Infowar Narrative in the Bud

January 31, 2019

Opinion

The emerging narrative that Russia is planning to “annex” Belarus is nothing more than an external infowar attack on their recently troubled partnership that seeks to accelerate the pace of Minsk’s pr…

Belarus Just Threw Russia Under the Bus

November 7, 2018

Opinion

While some of President Lukashenko’s recent statements reaffirmed his country’s military and political alliance with Moscow, others threw it under the bus by dismissing the regular talk in Russia abou…

The New Viking Silk Road: The E-40 Waterway Project Linking the Baltic to the Black Sea

September 16, 2018

Opinion

A Polish Canal Might Make All the Difference in Belarus’ “Balancing” Act The successful realization of the E-40 waterway project, a little-known initiative to link the Baltic and Black Seas via a reno…

The Three Seas’ “via Carpathia” will Complete the Arctic-Mediterranean Corridor

July 7, 2018

Opinion

The Polish-led “Three Seas Initiative” aims to streamline a North-South Corridor from Norway to Greece through the creation of the “Via Carpathia” trade route that would prospectively link with the “B…

What Is America’s Cause in the World Today?

May 30, 2018

Opinion

After being sworn in for a fourth term, Vladimir Putin departed the Kremlin for Annunciation Cathedral to receive the televised blessing of Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church. The patriar…

Funding Corruption: Why the World is ‘Better Off’ Without Western Aid and NGOs

June 2, 2017

Politics

Around the world, Western aid is failing to fulfil its stated objectives. Nowhere is this more flagrant than Haiti, where despite billions flowing in to the ravaged country, little progress has been m…