Why Russia Escalates But May Not Go to War Over Ukraine

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​national interest​​​ by Andreas Umland Russia and Ukraine may be on the brink of a war that could, in a worst-case scenario, reach unprecedented dimensions in post-war Europe. Territorially, Russia →

Indian media dismayed with Modi attending Biden's summit for democracy; pointing out US itself 'the biggest question mark'

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global times Indian media were dismayed that their Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been advised to attend the US-proposed so-called Summit for Democracy and reminded Indian authorities to be wary of →

Biden opens democracy summit, ‘shows no confidence’

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global times By Yang Sheng and Hu Yuwei The virtual "Summit for Democracy" held by the US kicked off on Thursday, but Chinese analysts said that Washington just exposed its shortage of confidence →

China, Nicaragua resume ties amid compelling trend, a 'heavy blow' to Taiwan secessionists and their US patrons

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global times China and Nicaragua announced the resumption of diplomatic relations on Friday, 3.5 hours after the Central American country announced severing "diplomatic ties" with Taiwan island, and →

Will Putin Get What He Wants on Ukraine?

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​carnegie​​​ For now, Biden is the leader who prevented a war, but that’s not to say that the summit will be followed by a rapid de-escalation: not until Moscow sees new steps being taken by →

IMF predicts slower 4.6% growth in South Africa

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global times By AFP South Africa's economy has rebounded after COVID-19, the IMF said Wednesday while predicting slower growth than the government's forecast with a "lackluster" mid-term outlook. →

US, Russia clashes to continue after ‘candid, tough-toned’ Putin-Biden meeting

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global times In what analysts described as a "candid and tough-toned" video meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden, it ended with a US caveat of Russia on the →

Can Qatar End Lebanon’s Economic Crisis?

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​national interest​​​ by Adnan Nasser On a recent trip to Qatar, Lebanese president Michel Aoun met with Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss ways to assist Lebanon’s unprecedented →

Comcast Shares Drop After Forecast of Slow Broadband Growth

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​national interest​​​ by Stephen Silver As the nation’s leading cable companies have continued to bleed cable subscribers, they have at the same time added broadband ones. During the uptick of the →

The Secret of Kim Jong-un’s Success

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​national interest​​​ by Patrick M. Cronin It may seem odd to laud the longevity of a thirty-seven-year-old dictator. But from concluding and then quickly reneging on a missile agreement in his first →

Why Lukashenko Has Recognized Crimea as Russian Territory

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carnegie by Artyom Shraibman After seven and a half years of equivocating over the issue of whether Crimea belongs to Russia or Ukraine, Belarus’s embattled leader Alexander Lukashenko finally said →

US-China travel fast-track program to start in early 2022: chamber

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global times The main US business group in China said on Wednesday that a US-China travel fast-track program has been approved by relevant Chinese authorities and it was working to implement the →

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