Dump NSG membership in dustbin
ahmed sabirBy M K Bhadrakumar The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj seldom if ever would say a bloomer. Therefore, her remark on June 6 seems odd, where she reportedly said that…
The Balkans will be America and Russia’s next (virtual) battlefield
By James Jay Carafano U.S. interest in the Balkans has waxed and waned. It is time for wax on. The Balkans have been on America's back burner since the end…
Russia has many enemies but its actions in Syria may have contributed to events in St Petersburg
Russia's intervention inSyria and Chechnya has led to threats from groups such as Isis, although responsibility for the St Petersburg attack has yet to be established By Kim Sengupta The…
How Russia’s protests could turn insurrectionary
By M K Bhadrakumar The wave of public protests that swept over Russia on Sunday has strong undercurrents. For a start, it may seem that 7000 to 8000 people demonstrating…
How Europe boosts Russia – Turkey ties
By Maria Dubovikova The Russian-Turkish tandem has re-emerged with the two countries' reconciliation, after seven months of glacial relations following Turkey's downing of a Russian jet on its border with…
Assad is secure, but Syria’s war shows no sign of ending
By Jeremy Bowen The view from the presidential palace in Damascus is the brightest it has been since the war in Syria started Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision at the…
Experts matter Russia proves it
By Chris Doyle Not since the height of the Cold War has Russia so dominated the airwaves. The charge list against Moscow includes the occupation of Crimea, war crimes in…
Putin’s quest for a Monroe doctrine
By Amir Taheri Among the questions around US President Donald Trump's foreign policy, one stands out: What is the future of US relations with Russia? So far, Trump and members…
The Russia Pakistan equation
ahsanBy Sabena Siddiqi A remarkable geopolitical shift has taken place in this part of the world as the traditional pattern of friends and adversaries is broken. India and Pakistan have…
MI6 spies infiltrate ISIS HQ
British spies are risking their lives daily in Islamic State heartlands to “take the fight to the enemy,” the head of MI6 said recently. Alex Younger stressed agents recruited by…