EVERY INITIATIVE COUNTS AGAINST INCREASED BELLIGERENCE
There are, at present, many points of escalating belligerence in the world. From military confrontation, to financial/economic warfare. This spells both increased danger, especially in the case of the Persian Gulf, where there is the threat of triggering nuclear war, to otherwise needless suffering and chaos, as we see with the horror in the eastern […]
NUCLEAR DOOMSDAY OR A NEW SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT ARCHITECTURE?
The New START treaty—the last remaining nuclear arms agreement between the world’s two largest nuclear superpowers—has expired as of today. Russian President Putin’s offer to the United States to adhere to the treaty’s limitations for one year met with no official response from the U.S.—a non-answer answer. “Given the fact that the world is already […]
RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV PLEASED BY THE RESUMPTION OF DIRECT DIPLOMACY WITH THE US
Veteran Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was clear as he led his delegation to the high-stakes diplomatic talks with his US counterparts in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh: Resetting of collapsed bilateral ties. Ending the Ukraine war was only a part of a bigger agenda. Lifting economic sanctions, nuclear cooperation and reignited diplomatic cooperation were […]
US TOP ENVOY MARCO RUBIO OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW RUSSIA-US RELATIONS
Top Russian and US envoys met in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh to pave the way for a new era of rebooted bilateral relations that are set to reconfigure global relations. The meeting was led by the veteran Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov and his US counterpart, Marco Rubio. The Saudis chaired the proceedings. […]
REBOOTED US-RUSSIA RELATIONS SPELLS DOOM FOR NATO
The high-level meeting between the US and Russia, aimed resetting frosted bilateral relations and also thrash out mechanism to end the Ukraine war, could mark the reconfiguration of the international world order. The side-lining of Europe and NATO and also casting aside the elephant in the room – Ukraine – whilst determining the Kiev’s future […]