There should be no surprise that the summit meeting of the leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) hosted by Russia at the Kremlin on May 16 fell short of articulating against the “collective West” over the Ukraine conflict. The same pattern as in the 2008 Russo-Georgian war is […]
‘The Others’ Alliances
Russia, Iran, And India Are Creating A Third Pole Of Influence In International Relations
The success of this project will help the world make progress in moving past the present bi-multipolar intermediary phase of the global systemic transition and correspondingly create more opportunities for other countries to strengthen their strategic autonomy in the New Cold War. Russian Transportation Minister Valery Savelyev just recognized the […]
Biden Returns To Time Past In The Gulf
The extraordinary sight of the Biden administration’s entire foreign and security policy establishment representing Washington on the occasion of the passing away of the emir of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan conveys a powerful message. Decoding that message may seem deceptively […]
Lavrov Explained The Reason Why The Global Systemic Transition Is So Chaotic
Many have wondered why the US has taken to unilaterally imposing such destabilizing selective standards under the hypocritical pretext of supporting its subjectively defined “rules-based order” when none other than America itself was the architect of the prior order within which it successfully became the global hegemon and now seeks […]
Indo-Pacific Strategy Adrift In An Illusion
The Chinese daily Global Times featured a political cartoon marking the US-ASEAN summit meeting in Washington on May 12-13. It showed the US President Joe Biden seeking help from a bus load of ASEAN officials to give a push to his battle tank hopelessly stuck on slush and mud and […]
Assad Renews Syria’s Bonds With Iran
The unannounced arrival of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Tehran on Sunday makes yet another wrinkle to the geopolitics of West Asia. In a short trip of a few hours, Assad had meetings with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi and returned to Damascus. This is […]
India, Germany Сogitate On Ukraine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s short visit to Germany pegged on the Indian-German Intergovernmental Commission meeting in Berlin on Monday inevitably came to focus on the Ukraine crisis. The western media would have loved to grill Modi on India’s reluctance to criticise Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. But German hosts […]
Caribbean Brexit: Dominions Withdraw From The British Commonwealth
The U.S. is pursuing its interests not only at the expense of its enemies, but also at the expense of its allies. This is especially evident with regard to what seems to be the closest of its allies, Great Britain, whose position on the international stage the Americans are constantly […]
The US’ Russian Oil Imports Since 24 February Expose Its Hegemonic Hypocrisy Towards India
Indian policymakers and civil society alike have now seen the US’ hegemonic hypocrisy on full display. Their skepticism of America’s intentions towards their country was vindicated and those who lobbied for India to comply with the US’ demands on the false basis that doing so would bolster its credibility in […]
Fibbing On Anzac Day
April 25, 2022 was one of the less edifying days in the annals of commemorating the fallen. The day is regarded as special for Australians and New Zealanders for being a solemn occasion, a moment to consider those who gave their lives up for King (or Queen) and country. In […]
Anzac Day: The Slaughter Of The Unthinking By The Unaccountable
Secular religions are hard to battle in terms of their misplaced assumptions. In some ways, they are even harder to fight than those based on mythical gods and superstitious foundations, many drawn from desert religions and sandy practice. ANZAC, the name of the Australian New Zealand Army Corps, hardly sounds […]
Forgotten Sovereignty: Hysteria And The Solomon Islands-China Security Pact
Visits to Honiara, part plea, part threat. Delegations equipped with a note of harassment. That was the initial Australian effort to convince the Solomon Islands that the decision to make a security pact with Beijing was simply not appropriate in the lotus land of Washington’s Pacific empire. Despite an election […]
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