To recap, by the end of 1991 and for the first time since 1721, Russia was neither an empire nor the de facto and uncontested…
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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…
There is an international cohort made of politicians, political scientists, and analysts, as well as students of international politics that holds the conviction that the…
““Interdependence” is the catchword of the day. As is with catchwords, the term usually goes undefined.”—Kenneth N. Waltz Just as gold is alloyed with…
Scheduled, at last! Although long-awaited, the timing at which the Biden-Putin first presidential summit has been arranged is impeccable indeed. This is precisely the kind…
In the 70s of the last century, the Vietnam War and its aftermaths had pronounced China’s abandonment of an intransigent global strategy revolving around radical…
It is beyond any doubt that the management of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was JFK’s greatest success vis-á-vis the Soviet Union. Thirteen days…
In an ABC News exclusive interview, President Biden clearly stated that President Putin and himself ‘understand one another’ (Biden). He couldn’t be more right!…