Tag Archives: Russia

China-US Relations

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

August 1, 2022 Presidents Biden and President Xi Jinping had their next-to-last call on March 18, 2022, less than a month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since then,

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Balance Sheet of the Past Week

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

July 25, 2022 The Presidents of Iran, Russia, and Türkiye met in the Astana format on July 19, 2022. President Erdogan went to Tehran to secure the understanding of his partners for a military operation against the PKK/YPG in Syria … Continue reading →

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A Recast Strategic Landscape from One NATO Summit to the Next

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

July 4, 2022 G7 met in Elmau, Germany, on 26-28 June 2022. The communiqué issued following the meeting stressed G7’s condemnation of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and reiterated that G7 will stand with Ukraine for as long as … Continue reading →

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A World of Incertitude

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

June 27, 2022 With the war in Ukraine, the “emerging world order” has once again become a current topic even though the use of the word “order” in the global context does not correspond to its Merriam-Webster definition which is … Continue reading →

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Strategic or Suicidal Global Competition?

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

June 20, 2022 On June 15, the New York Times reported that heat waves are becoming more frequent, hotter, and longer-lasting than in previous decades, according to scientists. The US National Climate Assessment noted in 2018 that the frequency of … Continue reading →

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Russia-Ukraine Crisis Episode 3

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

February 24, 2022 It started with satellite photos of the Russian military buildup near Ukraine in early November 2021. Ever since, Russia and the West have been fighting a war of nerves with frenetic diplomacy accompanied by mutual accusations of … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Crisis: Is Diplomacy Reaching a Dead-end?

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

February 14, 2022 Last week, Presidents Macron and Putin had a phone call. According to the Kremlin readout of the call, “at the French side’s initiative”, President Putin once again drew attention to the absence of a substantive response from … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Crisis, the Challenge for the Normandy Format

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

February 10, 2022 Since there is no likelihood of Russia and the West coming to an agreement soon on the Russian proposals for a new security architecture in Eurasia, the standoff at Ukraine’s borders has become a stress test for … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Crisis: A Reminder from the Middle East

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

February 7, 2022 The Russia-West standoff over Ukraine continues. The US and its European allies are warning of a serious risk of a Russian offensive against Ukraine. Moscow is claiming that the US is trying to pull Russia into an … Continue reading →

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US/NATO Talks with Russia, Episode 2 Begins

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

January 31, 2022 On January 26, the US and NATO delivered their written responses to Russia’s security demands in Eurasia. A day later, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the media that the responses offer grounds for serious talks only on … Continue reading →

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