Vuk Vuksanovic & Marija Ignjatijevic, WOTR
No one wants a Balkans arms race, even if it's a "mini" one. Last May, when Croatia bought a dozen used Rafale fighter jets for $1.2 billion, the Associated Press described it as part of a "mini arms race" with Serbia. In October, the Economist reported on Serbia's "weapons shopping spree" and $1.4...
Ashutosh Patki, The Diplomat
As China expands its presence in the Indian Ocean region, India is investing billions in developing the strategically located island chain.
Economist
Populism, climate change and supply-chain fixes will raise the long-term cost of capital
Neda Zawahri, Cairo Review
Inefficient water management exacerbates water insecurity in the MENA region, already the area most vulnerable to the catastrophic impact of the climate crisis. Building adaptive capacity is critical to ensure national and individual water security.
John Bolton, 1945
Thirty years after the Soviet Union dissolved on December 31, 1991, events in its former space seem headed in the opposite direction. Despite initially remaining passive as the USSR split into fifteen independent states, Moscow has more recently steadily pursued a hegemonic agenda, increasingly bold and increasingly successful. It provoked hostilities (notably
John Ferry, Spectator
This is the time of year when economists and political scientists make their predictions for the upcoming 12 months. Will we finally see the back of Covid and economic recovery? Will Boris Johnson survive as Prime Minister?
Kevin Williamson, National Review
Because we are so accustomed to outrages from Russia, we do not seem to really appreciate how outrageous this is. Ukraine is a sovereign nation that can decide for itself which international organizations to join; NATO is an organization of sovereign states, including the United States, that can decide for itself what its policies will be and to whom it will offer membership. Russia is a third-rate gangster state whose idiotic policies have immiserated its people. Читать дальше...
S. Plakoudas, Newlines
For many years, Greece only imported high-tech weaponry from abroad; in fact, Greece was the biggest importer of armaments in the EU between 2007 and 2012, according to SIRPI's online data. The Greek debt crisis, which lasted from 2009 to 2018, accentuated the dual capacity of the defense...
Eugene Chausovsky, Foreign Policy
The world is looking fearfully at the Russian-Ukrainian border and for good reason. Russia has amassed some 120,000 troops on the border, and fighting along the line of contact between Moscow-backed separatists and Ukraine's security forces has intensified in recent days. Signs at the top are no better. The...
Nick Burns, Americas Quarterly
Tensions appear to have eased among Argentina's president and vice president. What does it mean for upcoming IMF negotiations?
Dmitri Trenin, Foreign Affairs
Russia seeks to stop NATO's expansion, not to annex more territory.
