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Secondary targets. The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would give President Donald Trump authority to impose up to 100 percent tariffs on the top importers of Russian oil or natural gas (primarily China and India). It also sanctions Russian officials, banks and tankers that are part of Russia’s s
Russian collaboration. Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev suggested Moscow could work with Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to restore natural gas supplies through the Nord Stream pipeline. Ahead of state elections on Sunday in Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania, in which the AfD won the most
Russia’s failures in the war in Ukraine have yielded an overlooked consequence: the re-emergence of Turkic influence in Eurasia. Ukraine’s survival constrains Moscow’s ability to reassert pressure on the South Caucasus and Central Asia, while Turkic states increasingly see the decline in Russian power as an opportunity
Dwindling alternatives. Saudi Arabia cut oil supplies to Europe after drone attacks – which Riyadh blamed on Iraqi armed groups – damaged the East-West export pipeline to the Red Sea. Major customers such as Poland were forced to urgently seek alternative supplies, and cargo prices in Europe’s physical market surged ab
Almost since its founding in 2006, the BRICS has faced criticism for being a talking shop rather than a functional organization. However, if the 18th BRICS summit is any indication, the bloc seems to have gained new impetus – not as a coherent alternative to the Western order, but as a mechanism through which heterogen
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Last week, my wife and I visited Poland for an event hosted by the Polish president and the Sobieski Institute. It was a week in which Russia intensified what is called hybrid warfare – a combination of sabotage operations and psychological warfare – in Europe. There have been several reports of Russian attempts to sab
(click to enlarge) The Houthis are staying out of Iran’s war with the United States, using the broader Gulf conflict instead to advance their own strategic objective of consolidating control over Yemen. Their seizure of territory along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, including Mocha and positions near the Bab el Mandeb strait,
Less than two weeks after visiting the Swedish city of Gothenburg, where I had the chance to observe perceptions of NATO from Scandinavia’s largest port on the North Sea, I found myself in the Baltic port of Riga. The contrast was striking – the medieval setting and apparent calmness of Riga is very different from […]
The formal removal of Gen. Zhang Youxia and Gen. Liu Zhenli in August marks the latest and most consequential stage of President Xi Jinping’s prolonged dismantling of China’s military leadership. Until his removal, Zhang was the senior vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and the highest-ranking uniformed o
Pakistani assertiveness. Pakistani army chief Asim Munir has repeatedly asked Iranian leaders to stop attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, the Financial Times reported. Pakistani officials have reportedly told Tehran that Pakistan could be forced to defend Riyadh if the kingdom activates the
Russian probe. A Russian warship fired flares at a Danish helicopter over the Baltic Sea on Sept. 14, according to the Danish government, which said the incident occurred during a “routine” monitoring operation. Denmark summoned the Russian ambassador to Copenhagen in response. Moscow has not commented as of writing. E
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