Brussels, as nearly everyone knows, is packed with spies. They’re hovering at the bar at the think tank networking event. They’re raising their hand in the press room at European…
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Tajikistan Under Rahmon’s Rule
Frankfurt, Brussels (25/3 – 75) Declared itself an independent sovereign nation on 9 September 1991 from the Soviet Union, today Tajikistan is a constitutional republic ruled by President Emomali Rahmon…
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It is Zugzwang for Biden
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas Burke“The big question is whether the Nord Stream sabotage will also be the undoing of the Biden presidency?” – M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer, puts a question. ‘The New…
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China Says It Plans Naval Exercises With Russia, South Africa
China said it will hold naval exercises with Russia and South Africa later this month to protect maritime economic activities. The drills will be held Feb. 20-27 off Durban and…
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Pentagon wants to spur cyber talent exchange with tech industry
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeThe Pentagon is evaluating how its 225,000-member cyber workforce can more easily transition to and from private industry, picking up new skills and fresh perspectives and spurring defense innovation in…
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Philippines says South China Sea concerns go beyond US-China rivalry
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeManila said its protests over Beijing’s aggressive activities in its portion of the South China Sea are not meant to pick sides in the rising United States-China tension. Foreign Affairs…
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China is an old civilization and its history goes back several thousand years. It has passed through many ups and downs in history. But, the worst era of two centuries…
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British Navy Says It Seized Smuggled Iranian Weapons In Gulf Of Oman
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerBritain’s Royal Navy said on Thursday it had seized Iranian weapons, including anti-tank guided missiles, last month from a smugglers vessel in international waters in the Gulf of Oman. Britain said the…
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McCarthy rejects Zelenskyy’s invitation to Ukraine
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeMcCarthy rejects Zelenskyy’s invitation to Ukraine. The speaker held his position that the U.S. should not be sending a “blank check” to Kyiv, repeating a position he initially made last…
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Why Russia’s suspension of participation in New START augurs badly for arms control?
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeOn February 21st, President Putin while delivering his state of the nation addressannounced that “Russia is suspending its membership in the New START Treaty”. He went on to clarify that it…