US President Donald Trump has never concealed his intention to act decisively in international affairs
Contemporary international relations are experiencing an era of “interregnum”, in which the old system ceases to exist while the new is only beginning to take shape, creating fertile ground for chaos, the most unexpected crises, twists, and combinations of developments, believes Professor
Konstantin Khudoley
of the School of International Relations of Saint Petersburg State University
.
US President...
... strikes of Operation Epic Fury, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, his advisor and head of the Defence Council Ali Shamkhani, Revolutionary Guard commander General Mohammad Pakapour, Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, and Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi.
Ivan Timofeev:
Attack on Iran: A Balance of Results
Following Khamenei's passing, official statements made an effort to highlight the persistence of the Iranian political system's institutions and customs. According to the Iran's Revolutionary ...
Major players are less sensitive to crises; asymmetry of potential is hardly an obstacle to resistance; a lack of allies is a problem; but being a junior partner can lead to being held hostage to a major player’s game
The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has reached its first critical juncture. It can be characterised as an attempt at a crushing, disarming strike. The targets included the country’s spiritual, political, and military leadership, as well as its industrial, nuclear, and infrastructure...
From the Vietnam War to the Iraq War, history repeatedly demonstrates that technologically superior militaries can struggle to secure durable political settlements
In international politics, overwhelming military superiority has long been regarded as the ultimate guarantor of security. The United States remains the world’s most capable military power in terms of global reach, technological sophistication, and alliance networks. Israel, likewise, possesses advanced capabilities unmatched in its...
The situation surrounding Iran fosters a kind of fatalism among all parties—a mind-set that risks defining the geopolitical climate for years to come
The massive Israeli and US airstrikes on Iran hardly came as a complete surprise. For several months, the US-Israeli strike force had been concentrating in the Persian Gulf. Tense negotiations between Iran and the United States had stalled and were unlikely to yield progress.
The deaths of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, members of...
Five Potential Possibilities for Iraq’s Government Amid Iran-US Tensions
Three days after former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was selected by the "coordination framework" to form a new government on January 24, 2026, US President Donald Trump
posted
a tweet on TruthSocial denouncing al-Maliki's nomination and threatening that “That should not be allowed to happen again. Because of his insane policies and ideologies, if elected, the United States of America will no longer help...
... Energy to deliver three liters of helium-3 mined on the Moon no later than April 2029. At the same time, commercial
agreements
were reached with
Bluefors
for volumes of up to 10,000 liters per year in 2028–2037, and with
Maybell Quantum
for thousands of liters annually in 2029–2035. Together with the heavy equipment manufacturer
Vermeer
, the company has built a full-scale prototype of a lunar excavator designed for conveyorized operation. The machine is intended to continuously strip the ...
... allies and partners do not prevent Washington from adding individuals and companies from their jurisdictions to US sanctions lists. For example, since February 2022, the US has applied secondary financial sanctions for ties to Russia against nearly a thousand companies in a wide variety of jurisdictions, from EU countries to post-Soviet states. The largest number of these companies are located in China, the UAE, Turkey, and India. In all cases, secondary sanctions have not caused any noticeable diplomatic ...
As the foreign policies of Russia’s neighbours are increasingly defined by the pursuit of multi-vector alignment
As the foreign policies of Russia’s neighbours are increasingly defined by the pursuit of multi-vector alignment, the previously elusive concept now shapes events on the ground, creating promising opportunities alongside new challenges and painting an uncertain geopolitical picture of Russia’s immediate neighbourhood, writes Valdai Club Programme Director
Timofei Bordachev
.
For most...
Apparently, the most rational course of action for the United States may be a "hit and see" approach
The concentration of US military forces in the Persian Gulf has sparked discussions about the possibility of a new military operation against Iran. International relations are difficult to predict. However, the development of the situation can be viewed as a set of alternative scenarios. A military operation is one of them.
Zamir Ahmed Awan:
Attack on Iran: A Gamble that U.S. Cannot Afford...
