Last week, European Council chief Charles Michel hosted a meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on security in the South Caucasus. On the eve of the meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also spoke with Pashinyan and Aliyev. Notably, these discussions didn’t include Moscow, the traditional mediator between […]
Kazakhstan's grain problems. Flour mills in Kazakhstan have been forced to suspend operations because of a shortage of grain. Over the past two weeks,...
As momentous as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is, the most strategically important event in recent weeks was the global economic war between Russia and...
Orban's call. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine during a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on...
Many Arabs have strong reasons to dislike Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sunnis were appalled by the decisive role Russia played in the Syrian war,...
Sanctions intensify. The European Commission proposed a fifth package of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, including a coal import ban, a transaction ban on...
China’s real estate sector is one of its economy’s most important assets. Real estate has contributed considerably to China’s transition to a socialist market-based...
Expulsion. Several European countries, including Germany, France and Italy, announced they will expel dozens of Russian diplomats in response to the discovery of civilians...
