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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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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In January 2020, as tensions were mounting in the Middle East following the assassination of Iranian General Qassim Soleimani by the United States, the world looked as though it might…
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Violence in Ethiopia’s northern state of Tigray has escalated in recent weeks, with hundreds of soldiers and an untold number of civilians killed in a worsening dispute between regional forces…
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Sometimes labelled as “private armies”, private military companies (PMCs) are part of a global, multi-billion dollar industry. The United States of America along with many other Western and non-Western nations,…
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On Sunday, both sides of the Azerbaijani and Armenian conflict blamed the other for the breakdown of the new truce. It is tragic that the truce, only a few hours…
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While war has long been viewed as competition between adversaries, peace has been defined by absence of such conflict. But what happens when the line between war and peace is…
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Yesterday was the 100th year anniversary of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920 that carved up the thousand-year old Kingdom of Hungary. As part of the “peace settlement” after World…
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The leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, regularly sends out various versions of the following tweets on his English language account: “Some argue that the Zionist regime is a reality that…