Since 2014, comparing Kosovo, Crimea and Donbas has been an acute problem for the leading international lawyers, and, what’s more distressing, a favoured topic of Putin’s propaganda. Multiple ubiquitous yet…
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Last week, Taiwan held its largest ever preparedness exercise simulating some of the conditions a potential invasion of the island could create. Next week, it will be holding nation-wide air…
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Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad called for Israel’s annihilation, denied the Holocaust, and spoke of the “stinking corpse of the usurping and fake Israeli regime.” More recently, the Tehran Times published…
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All sober analysis of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can only lead to one conclusion for whom is to blame. I have no respect for anyone who claims otherwise. The idea…
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After the complete failure of Russia’s blitzkrieg assault on Ukraine, the Kremlin’s forces have resorted to a scorched earth policy in violation of the rules of war. They are now…
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“Our most reliable allies on the international stage? The Arabs – they never disappointed us”. This joke was made by Israeli satirist, Ephraim Kishon, in his book “Sorry we won”…
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As the war rages in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has threatened to launch nuclear missiles against Western cities. So far, this seems more like a bluff than a real prospect, but…
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For several weeks, the possible aggression by Russia toward the sovereign nation of Ukraine became one of the most actively discussed topics in global affairs and international relations. President Zelensky…
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Every year, The Economist names its country of the year. This year it opted for Italy, for seemingly no other reason than its infatuation with incumbent Prime Minister, and long-time…
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Putin’s believed strategic goals of preventing further NATO expansion, of reversing Russian decline and re-establishing its position as the pre-eminent hegemonic power in Europe have failed. His unprovoked attack on…
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