Turkey takes charge of NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo
Turkey on Tuesday (Oct 10) took command of a NATO-led force in Kosovo for the first time in a backdrop of a volatile situation...
Information Warfare and Influence Operations
Information Warfare and Influence Operations (IW/IO) are offensive tools in countering state and non-state disinformation. If applied in the context of statecraft, IW/IO can...
Russia’s 2024 Budget Shows It’s Planning for a Long War in Ukraine
The Russian government has announced its proposed budget for 2024. For the first time in modern history, the country is set to spend 6...
The real issue is not about Ukraine – it is NATO and Russia
So long as Volodymyr Zelensky is President of Ukraine it is a waste of time and effort to try and get a peace agreement...
A second war could easily erupt in Europe — while everyone’s distracted by Ukraine
Now in its 20th month, the war in Ukraine remains the prime focus of Western powers looking to help Kyiv restore its territorial integrity....
The realists vs idealists Brussels battle on Ukraine’s EU accession
The formal granting of any EU accession status is seen as a crucial milestone in Kyiv’s path towards Europe. But in reality even the...
EU ready to consider ‘punitive measures’ against Serbia over Kosovo
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday that the EU is ready to consider “punitive measures” against Serbia if the country does...
Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of ‘volunteer units’ in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of “volunteer units” fighting in...
The West has a moral responsibility to help build peace in Nagorno-Karabakh
For the third time in 30 years – and the second in three – the international community has failed to prevent conflict between Azerbaijan...
Quiet German Diplomacy
Germany’s government is keeping a close eye on the evolving developments on the Greek-Turkish relations front. “We welcome the talks between the Greek and...