Upon the dramatic failure of perestroika, the ruse of NATO ‘non-enlargement’ associated with the Two-Plus-Four German unification treaty, and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact…
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The German unification (or, more precisely, reunification) affair was many things to both Gorbachev, on a personal level as the head of state, and Russia.…
An in-depth scrutiny of the last two decades of the twentieth century is key to fathom contemporary Russian-Western relations. Twenty eventful years were the 1980s…
The expression “making the best out of circumstances,” is usually relative; but in the case of Saudi and Turkish pragmatism towards the Ukraine crisis, it…
In part VI of the “Ukraine Crisis” series, I showcased, though summarily, that the war in Ukraine is the ‘paradigm shift’ of twenty-first century’s international…
The current war in Ukraine undoubtedly constitutes a paradigm shift in the realm of international relations. It is not a reversion to any named status…
As the war in Ukraine enters its eighth day, the rationale behind Putin’s sudden swing from a diplomatic approach engaging France and Germany to a…
During his press conference on Thursday, February 24, 2022, a reporter directed the following question to President Biden: “Did you underestimate Putin, and would you…
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Winter Olympics are over TODAY; and, the gold medalist in every category is: President Vladimir Putin of Russia. “Russia said Tuesday…
What none of those coming up with headlines at news outlets managed to perceive with regard to the French President’s Ukraine mission (i.e. visit to…