Berlin’s Wall disappeared more than three decades ago. Its political geography did not. Across the city, voting patterns have repeatedly traced invisible boundaries, revealing how history, age, education, housing, migration and everyday
Citing Russian media without identifying any, the British Daily Mail has published a shock report about a radical change in Russia’s military leadership. According to the story, as published, General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of
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Guided by a Cold War mindset, the United States always believes it can pressure China on any issue so long as the lines of communication are kept open. This is a false
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In January 2022, the five nuclear-armed countries (China, Russia, the United States, Britain and France) issued a joint statement emphasizing the need to prevent nuclear war and avoid arms races. While stressing
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To be out of sync with the contemporary life anywhere at anytime becomes indeed a despairing situation. That was the tragic predicament of the Austrian writer of the inter-war period, Stefan Zweig,
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South Africa confirmed on June 29 that the upcoming BRICS summit will be held as proposed on August 22 to 24 in Johannesburg, putting to rest the uncertainty which arose after the
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The former US president Donald Trump’s remarks regarding the failed coup attempt in Russia by Yevgeniy Prigozhin stood out for their sheer subtlety amidst the crass new western narrative that the dramatic
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I have noticed that the consciousness of many people [Russian citizens, ed.] cannot cope with the events of 24 June. So they tend to say: ‘it didn’t happen’; ‘it wasn’t real’; ‘they
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor It is intriguing to see a man who possesses extensive knowledge of diplomacy and is well-equipped with intelligence resources take the stage and claims that his spy
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The following essay is based on the 59th Ditchley annual lecture delivered by the author as the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director I must admit that my memory of the conference itself
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ESTABLISHMENT OF QUAD According to Dr. Prabhakar Deshpande, an Indian analyst the origin of QUAD can be traced back to the evolution of Exercise Malabar and the 2004 Tsunami, when India conducted
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Participants in the recent Summer Davos Forum poured cold water on the Western “de-risking” concept — a false proposition based on zero-sum ideology and confabulation. Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Oh, what a magnificent sight it is to behold! The esteemed foreign missions, sustained by the hard-earned cash of Sri Lankan citizens, have become delightful playgrounds for
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In an unusual cartoon illustrated spread taking up more than half its front page last Tuesday, the Daily Mirror splashed the news of the impending appointment of Mr. Rohitha Bogollagama, a former foreign minister, as
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The United Nations (UN) was set up in 1945 as an international umbrella organisation with several objectives primarily including the prevention of war and maintaining peace in disputed areas. However, the UN
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The day’s fast-moving events seemed to mark a final rupture in the broken relationship between the Wagner PMC and the Russian MoD, and one that was unlikely to be easily repaired. Rather,
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