Syrian interim president has not yet demonstrated any concrete readiness to move toward genuine national reconciliation or genuine dialogue, whether with the SDF or the Druze and Alawites
Ahmed al-Sharaa visited Washington D.C. and met with U.S. President Donald Trump on November 10, 2025. This was an additional step toward strengthening his international power, especially since it came after the UN Security Council. Under the initiative of the United States, the UN decided to remove him from the...
It seems that European allies will be hoping for a change of US administration in the near future
A noticeable and, for many, unexpected outcome of 2025 was the difficulties that emerged in US-EU relations. Washington has made a sharp turn in its foreign policy across a number of areas. This shift has impacted cooperation with European allies. These changes stand in particular contrast to the Biden presidency, when the US and EU achieved unprecedented solidarity, including on the issue of containing...
The only way to harmonize the process of achieving shared goals is to view Greater Eurasia as one big home for all, where the stability of each state is of concern for others
The only way to harmonize the process of achieving shared goals is to view Greater Eurasia as one big home for all, where the stability of each state is of concern for others. So far, the states of the region, with rare exceptions, have shown a strong tendency to view prospective development in such terms, writes Valdai Club...
... into operational mechanisms.
Given the serious difficulties Iraq faces, certain faction recognition of the "state" notion is a step in a positive direction, albeit a small one and possibly reversible. These difficulties include militia refusal to disarm and the degree to which the newly elected government will be able to either confront or incorporate them into planned agreements. Iran's stance also affects the situation; it may opt to escalate and further destabilize Iraq, or it may choose ...
Feigned loyalty to the United States and its leadership can prove more dangerous than open resistance
The kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces has raised the question of what other states should do to avoid a similar outcome. Kidnapping a national leader is just one possible use of force. Current media coverage also highlights other options, such as the seizure of merchant ships and the threat of territorial annexation, or airstrikes. In other words, we are talking...
Moscow has sufficient restraint not to slam the door and walk out of negotiations. Such a scenario would play into the hands of its adversaries
The Ukrainian drone attack on one of the Russian President’s residences was difficult to predict in terms of its specific location and timing. However, the numerous enemy drone strikes on Russian territory that have become commonplace over the past three years suggested that such an event was possible. This was especially true given that the Moscow Kremlin...
... States, and its withdrawal from the remaining treaties could happen very soon. The United States will likely resume underground nuclear tests, declaring that some states are not complying with the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. Such accusations are unlikely to be brought against Russia, but they are quite possible against others. In any case, this would devalue the remaining treaties, even if they are formally preserved, start a new round of the arms race, and seriously destabilise ...
Global banks and their affiliated business-support institutions are predicting a rapid increase in the capitalization of digital financial assets.
The signing of the
Guidance and National Innovations for Uniform Stablecoins Act
(GENIUS) in the United States directly affects the ongoing processes transforming the global monetary and financial system (GMFS). On the one hand, the law legalizes the financing of U.S. government debt through the issuance of private money, creating an alternative to...
The opening of a sizable U.S. consulate in Erbil represents a strategic shift in Trump's approach to Iraq, one that places a higher priority on long-term diplomatic influence concentrated in more stable geographic regions than on direct military engagement
In an initiative that goes beyond conventional diplomacy, the United States opened a sizeable consulate building in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, on Wednesday, December 3. This opening has significant political and security ramifications...
In South Asia’s naval realm, new U.S.-India framework risks disturbing that balance by having advanced technology flows and blue water operational dependencies
The announcement on October 31, 2025, of a new ten-year
Defense Framework
between the United States and India at Kuala Lumpur marks a decisive turning point in the Indian Ocean strategic landscape. This Pact comes as a culmination of earlier
foundational agreements
namely, the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA, 2016), Communications...
