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Tensions in relations between Moscow and Seoul

In late January and early February, there was a local diplomatic escalation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea, which, in the view of some experts, had the effect of cooling relations between the two countries by a couple of degrees. On January 19, 2024, Georgy Zinoviev, Russian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea told Russian journalists that as long as South Korea did not cross a “red line” and directly supply lethal weapons to Ukraine, Russia was ready to consider the Republic of Korea as a promising partner…

Konstantin Asmolov

The lack of a "Credible Plan" to manage the evacuation of civilians from Rafah is the plan!

Looking at the situation in Gaza reminds me of a quote from the novel “Brave New World”, to learn a lesson between historical developments and the dystopian vision presented in Aldous Huxley’s novel “whereby the first half of the 20th Century was the era of the technical engineers, the second half may be the era of the social engineers” – and the 21st Century, I suppose will be the era of World Controllers, the scientific caste system, and the Brave New World…

Seth Ferris

The Horn of Africa in the quagmire of geopolitical rivalry Part One: The Ethiopia-Somalia Conflict

The already tense situation in the Horn of Africa has escalated sharply since the beginning of the year. On 1 January, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed a memorandum of understanding with the president of the self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, under which Ethiopia will receive a 50-year lease on a 20-kilometre stretch of the Red Sea coast near the port of Berbera for the establishment of a commercial hub and, in the future, a military base…

Viktor Goncharov

China’s Rising Influence in the South Asia

Taut Bataut

Turkey is heading for changes in its financial system, and replacing the head of the Central Bank

Alexandr Svaranc

Egypt-Turkey: a very positive visit by President Erdoğan

Viktor Mikhin

Who is, and who isn’t, afraid of Trump’s return?

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Japan is trying to mend relations with the DPRK; "historical" background factor

Vladimir Terehov

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