Sweden-Russia Conflict Escalates Baltic Tension
Since the Russo-Georgian war broke out in 2008, the Baltic states, still haunted by decades of Soviet domination,…
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Between the Bear and a New Rome: Ukraine’s Geopolitical Choice
On November 21st, the Ukrainian government announced it was halting negotiations over a free trade and economic…
Syria and Broader Trends in International Diplomacy: Part 2, Russia
The Obama administration's drastic shift in US foreign policy in a post-Iraq War world order has already been…
Syria and Broader Trends in International Diplomacy: Part 1, The United States
The agreement reached in Geneva on 14 September between Russia and the United States over the Syrian…
Energy Dilemma: Russia’s Naval Build-Up and Putin’s Great Game
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia’s military and economic capabilities were substantially…