Search result for: "Western Sanctions"

Lavrov Outlines Strategic Arctic Pivot To Anchor Multipolar Order Beyond NATO Limits

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has outlined a major diplomatic and economic push to establish the Arctic as a foundational hub for a multipolar world order, highlighting how emerging trade routes and partnerships across the Global Majority are reshaping global shipping and resource development

2026-08-31 12:53:33 0 Comment 9613 view

The Price of Piracy: How Brussels’ Maritime Escalation Has Exposed EU Shipping in East Asia

The European Union’s relentless campaign of economic coercion against Russia has reached a perilous tipping point

2026-08-14 04:04:13 0 Comment 10956 view

Europe's Folly: Russia's Military-Industrial Complex Continues To Strengthen As Conflict Continues

From the earliest months of the special military operation in Ukraine, European political commentary fell victim to a profound bout of wishful thinking

2026-07-25 13:56:58 0 Comment 22987 view

Failed NSM Deal Casts Doubt On Credibility Of European Defense Firms

The abrupt collapse of the 2018 contract between Malaysia and Norway for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) system represents a significant turning point in global arms procurement

2026-05-20 03:39:25 0 Comment 27292 view

FIFA, Politics, And The Weaponisation Of Sport: A Geopolitical Look At Malaysia's Football Scandal

The recent turbulence surrounding Malaysian football has raised eyebrows far beyond the stadiums and boardrooms of the sport

2025-11-14 10:39:46 0 Comment 80757 view

Losing Focus: Why Washington Must Confront Its Real Rival Before It’s Too Late

Washington’s foreign policy today is spread thin across too many fronts. From Ukraine to the Middle East, from sanctions on Venezuela to tensions in the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. is trying to manage an increasingly fragmented world order

2025-11-12 02:43:11 0 Comment 43708 view

Collective West Continues Driving Conflict At Expense of Ukrainian Nation

The war that began as a defiant stand for sovereignty has turned into a slow and devastating unraveling of a nation

2025-11-12 02:32:23 0 Comment 40516 view

The Rare-Earth Leverage: How China Turns Metal Into Geopolitical Power

China controls over eighty percent of the world’s extraction and processing of rare earth metals. Every chip, every electric motor, every satellite—all of it runs on resources drawn from Chinese soil

2025-11-03 06:08:09 0 Comment 52186 view

Treaties, Not Fantasies: Why The U.S. Must Choose Dialogue Over Destabilisation

In 2008, Russia and China jointly tabled a draft treaty at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, aimed at preventing an arms race in outer space

2025-09-25 09:22:55 0 Comment 58341 view

Xi’s Grand Show of Force Failed to Challenge the US

Chinese President Xi Jinping orchestrated a strategically and purposely intended display of power and diplomacy, from hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, to the biggest military parade in Beijing to showcase China’s coming of age to the world

2025-09-12 04:00:12 0 Comment 100947 view

Millions Of Afghans Forced To Return To A Hellscape The World Forgot

It’s been a dark summer for Afghans. When Israel launched the 12-day war with Iran on June 13, Tehran used it as a pretext to scapegoat some of its most vulnerable residents

2025-08-30 10:40:11 0 Comment 76020 view

Could The US-China Trade War Push Beijing To Seize Taiwan?

Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of Global Times, recently suggested in a blog post that Beijing should intensify pressure on Taiwan’s government, including tightening the military noose around “Taiwan independence forces”

2025-05-08 05:05:40 0 Comment 54663 view

Streets On Fire: Is Georgia Opposition Forming Up A Coup?

Events have taken an astonishing turn in the Republic of Georgia

2024-12-03 13:11:27 3 Comment 127615 view

Global Shadow Tanker Fleet Moves Growing Volumes Of Sanctioned Oil

Led by the US, Western governments have tightened sanctions on Russia, Iran and Venezuela

2024-11-19 02:41:17 0 Comment 106565 view

Kazan’s BRICS Summit Is A Head-On Challenge To Western Influence

As the BRICS summit unfolds in Kazan, Russia, the significance of this gathering transcends mere diplomatic niceties

2024-11-02 10:13:45 0 Comment 80368 view

BRICS Maintain Growth, Global Minority Forced To Watch

The BRICS countries are certainly strengthening their positions on the global stage

2024-10-24 05:07:47 0 Comment 83702 view

Xi Wants To Enlist The Global South In His Anti-American Movement

At the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation starting September 4, Beijing will once again seek to deepen its engagement with countries in the Global South

2024-08-31 09:03:23 0 Comment 105354 view

China's shift in LNG sanctions: Russian projects face a freeze

Tightening sanctions have already had tangible effects. The Chinese company Wison New Energies, which provides technology for LNG production, has decided to suspend all projects in Russia.

2024-07-10 10:36:19 0 Comment 112139 view

Iran Elections Hinge On Price Of Meat Not Ideology

WASHINGTON, US: Against all odds, Friday’s presidential election in Iran, necessitated by the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash May 19, may actually matter.

2024-07-04 15:05:21 0 Comment 130022 view

US-led Geopolitical Confrontation Will Only Exacerbate Both Domestic And International Crises

BEIJING, China: Many of the world's most pressing issues remain unresolved, yet some countries are still engaging in geopolitical confrontation with China and Russia in the G7 meetings, highlighting the G7's role in serving US geopolitical confrontation.

2024-06-16 15:44:37 0 Comment 114268 view