EU goings-on. On Thursday, the EU rejected a proposal submitted by France and Germany for a summit with Russia. Poland and the Baltics states were among its biggest detractors, though Sweden and the Netherlands were also opposed. Meanwhile, the EU agreed to allocate 3.5 billion euros ($4.2 billion) to help Turkey manage the flow of […]
EU summit. EU leaders started a two-day summit in Brussels, where the pandemic, immigration, Turkey, Russia, Belarus and other international issues will be on...
Background: Outside powers, particularly France and Russia, are jockeying for influence in Central and West Africa. Paris has a leg up in the region,...
Russia fires near British destroyer. A Russian patrol ship fired warning shots at a British destroyer for allegedly entering Russian waters near Crimea in...
U.S.-Mexico defense and security cooperation is a geopolitical conundrum. Geography dictates that the two countries must work together to address security concerns across their...
Background: The North Caucasus region, with its low level of socio-economic development and separatist undercurrents, is one of Russia’s most unstable. It’s also Russia’s...
Chinese ports. The delta variant of the coronavirus is shutting down some of China’s busiest ports, throwing yet another wrench into global supply chains...
The United States is withdrawing air defense capabilities from several Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan, with most of the withdrawals...
Update on Iran. Hard-liner Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner of last week's presidential election in Iran. Just under half the voting population participated...
