Rising tensions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is trying to “drag Poland into the war with Russia,” Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Jawkowski said. Jawkowski suggested that Ukraine wants to pull Poland directly into the fight with Russia by encouraging Warsaw to shoot down missiles over Ukraine. His comments came after Zelenskyy on Oct. 31 criticized […]
Central Asia has become more geopolitically important lately – not just as the underbelly of its economically challenged and politically isolated neighbor, Russia, but...
The great power competition currently underway has created space for second-tier states, or middle powers, to emerge as strong as ever. Alarmed by the...
Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. The president of Iraq's Kurdish region, Nechirvan Barzani, arrived in Ankara on Wednesday. He met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
In the crosshairs again. The Israel Defense Forces resumed airstrikes on Beirut after a six-day hiatus. The IDF said it struck a Hezbollah underground...
Thaw in relations. During a meeting with Australia's prime minister on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Laos, Chinese...
Downgrade. The German government’s latest economic forecast projects a 0.2 percent contraction in gross domestic product this year, a downgrade from its April forecast...
North Korean mission. North Korea will likely deploy troops to Ukraine to support Russia’s war effort there, South Korea’s defense minister said on Tuesday....
Kazakh doubts. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said construction and operation of a future nuclear power plant in the country should be entrusted to an...
