Point of No Return
Anna Corsaro is a strategic analyst specializing in crisis response, fragmented governance, hybrid security systems, and the dynamics of modern security environments. She is the Founder and Director of HEMEIS a Strategic Analysis Group, an independent research organization focused on global security, post‑conflict governance, and the evolution of non‑state power. She also founded and later chaired the ASIS International Maghreb Chapter, contributing to the development of regional professional networks in the security field. Her analytical work spans MENA, Africa, and Eurasia, with publications in MGIMO’s Comparative Politics, NATO’s Science for Peace and Security Series, HS Today, and her RIAC blog Point of No Return. Her research explores geopolitical competition, hybrid security systems, and the political economy of armed actors in fragmented states. This blog examines major crises, security issues, and geopolitical dynamics through independent analytical perspectives, with a focus on global security, post‑conflict governance, and the evolving nature of modern power structures.
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It is no secret that the conflict taking place in Syria has been one of the greatest recent sources of contention between the United States and the Russian Federation. Now, however, the tension over the Middle East situation may have peaked to an…
In these days, as Iraqi forces backed up by the US-led coalition are trying to break the last stand of ISIS resistance in the battle for Mosul, the world will witness the laying of a milestone in the war against the cancerous terrorist state, which…
The Yemeni Civil War is probably not the most talked about conflict in western media, with all the attention attracted by the unfortunately well-known atrocities committed by the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. Nevertheless, the bloodshed has reached…
It was 1962 and the world had been dragged to the verge of disaster, where it remained, precariously-balanced, for thirteen – seemingly never-ending – days. Fast forwarding to half a century later, it is 2015 and it is impossible not to…
The Three-State Solution for Iraq Proceeding in order, to fully appreciate the information that constitutes the core of the anlysis and to understand the events that shaped the Islamic State, it is crucial to briefly outline the situation in…
The Ukrainian crisis is currently the leading factor weighing on Western international relations, with the EU being caught in an unstable position, torn between the U.S.A.'s pressure on one side, and the economic interdependency with the Russian…
Winter is approaching and the European Union, following the lead of the U.S.A., is firmly persisting in its policy of sanctions against the Russian Federation. Yet the prospect of closing down of Gazprom's pipelines, which cover about 30% of the gas…
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)
