Xi and Putin play Frenemies in the Balkans
Xi and Putin are teaming up at the UN over Balkan issuesChina is exercising increasing influence over the region through its economic swayChina’s influence is gradually replacing Russia’s, particularly in…
The peace side of WAR AND PEACE
Xi and Putin are teaming up at the UN over Balkan issuesChina is exercising increasing influence over the region through its economic swayChina’s influence is gradually replacing Russia’s, particularly in…
Kazakh President Tokayev and Russian President Putin’s camaraderie emerged in January when Russia led CSTO troops into Kazakhstan to push back fighters. The intervention has given Tokayev full power in…
ECOWAS announces additional sanctions against Assimi Goïta and his military junta. Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya rejects ECOWAS sanctionsBoth leaders a pressured by ECOWAS to commit to democratic transitions Source: People’s Gazette…
Khamenei holds a strategic location in the regional trade routes.After the 2014 sanctions, Vladimir Putin got closer to Khamenei.Khamenei considers Russia as a relevant actor to minimize Iran’s isolation. Source:…
The PMs are building on existing relations and developing a new free trade agreement.The talks highlight an eastern shift in UK trade priorities. This agreement is central to Johnson’s post-Brexit strategy…
Khamenei holds a strategic location in the global energy and trade routes.After Trump’s withdrawal from JCPOA and the reimposition of sanctions, Chinese leaders got closer to KhameneiKhamenei has kept a…
The Presidents enjoy healthy camaraderie as they agree on border reopenings.The ideologically similar leaders have been strengthening relations since Lasso’s victory earlier this year. Whilst the date of the reopening has…
Imran Khan remains silent on the Uyghur issue.Pakistan is heavily reliant on Chinese investment through the CPEC.Points to a possible trend of “debt trap diplomacy” under Xi. source: India Today…
Sanchez pardons Catalan separatists hoping to spur separatism. Oriol Junqueras reenters political scene, vying for Catalan referendum. Spanish right-wing parties object to the pardons and hope to benefit from possible failures this…
Biden aims to restart the nuclear agreement with Iran which puts Netanyahu at a disadvantage.Netanyahu wants Biden to continue supporting Israel and its agenda as Trump and most American presidents…