Vladimir Odintsov
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14.12.2018
Tweaking Ankara’s Approach to Transcaucasia
Once European authorities turned their back on pursuing any sort of integration with Turkey, Ankara has noticeably stepped up its foreign policy efforts in the eastern direction, that has long been the focus of Turkish policies anyway. We’re speaking about Syria, Iraq and Transcaucasia. However, Ankara is presented with a task of establishing a line […]
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15.03.2018
Who is Undermining the Authority of the UN Security Council?
One can still remember the days when the power of the UN Security Council was unparalleled, while rapidly expanding its power well beyond the limits of the UN Charter through the use of a number of international law loopholes. The UN Security Council addopted the decision on the establishment of internationaltribunals for the former Yugoslavia […]
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22.12.2017
Intimidating UN Member States the Al Capone Style
The White House’s commitment to spreading chaos across the world, bringing people of various religions and beliefs misery and suffering is hardly a secret to anyone at this point. After Afghanistan and Iraq, the latest instances of this American obsession manifested themselves in Libya and Syria. This tactic was readily adopted by the administration of […]
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27.11.2017
USA and the Central Asian States
It is clear that the region of the former Soviet states of Central Asia has a high strategic value both for the United States and for China, the European Union, Turkey, and many other leading nations. There are a number of reasons for this. Central Asia is located in the geographical center of the Eurasian […]
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22.11.2017
Turkey and Central Asia
Today the burning problem for states in Central Asia is the presence of external interests. Earlier, this influence was considered in the region of China and the European Union. Turkey has been longing to become another, though no less important external regional player for Central Asia. Turkey has always tried to conduct its active pan-Turkish policy […]
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17.11.2017
The EU and Central Asian States
It was previously stated that, as the focus of global development has drifted towards the Asian Pacific Region; the geopolitical importance of Central Asia in the Eurasian continent has been noticeably increasing. Apart from China and the USA, the European Union has recently showed an increased interest in the region of Central Asia. The EU […]
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15.11.2017
China and Central Asian States
As the centre of global development shifts towards the Asian Pacific Region, the geopolitical importance of Central Asia on the Eurasian continent has only been increasing. China and this extremely vast region, which is rich in various mineral resources, are closely linked both historically and geographically. The peoples residing along the Chinese state border and the […]
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14.11.2017
US Neglects the Safety of Nuclear Power Plants in Europe
Nuclear power is now going through a difficult time and the world community is becoming more and more concerned by it. After the tragic events of 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as well as at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant (where an anthropogenic accident occurred in 2011 due to an earthquake and tsunami), […]
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30.10.2017
Mongolia: Headed for Integration
After the candidate from the opposition Democratic Party Khaltmaagiin Battulga secured his victory in the July presidential election, Mongolia began actively solving its stagnant economic and social issues. On September 7, the Mongolian State Great Khural dismissed the Cabinet of Ministers led by Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat for violating the country’s laws on key economic issues related […]
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07.10.2017
How International Media Reacts to King Salman’s Visit to Russia
Last week Saudi ruler Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived in Moscow to find an impressive reception prepared by Russia’s officials for the 81-year-old king. This visit marked the beginning of a widely promoted week of Saudi culture in Moscow, while the Saudi delegation known for its penchant for luxury, took over the entire Moscow […]
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25.08.2017
There’s a Reason Why Washington and London Won’t Quit the Business of Killing
On August 23, a coalition of Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia, carried yet another barbaric bombardment in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, which resulted in the death of at least 35 people. On July 18, at least 20 civilians fell victims of a Saudi air strike in the Yemeni Taiz Governorate, as it’s been […]
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22.08.2016
New Center of Power is Emerging in the Middle East
Events of the recent days clearly show the emergence of a new alliance in the Middle East that is willing to work in close cooperation to seek the solution to the Syrian conflict. This fact is not only evidenced by Russia starting to use the Hamedan Air Base in Iran to launch strikes against ISIS […]