By Sam Kessler - Chief and Managing Editor ; SDSS President The new international system is one that has been built on trends, patterns, and indicators that have been in the making for several years. Trends are typically built on catalyst events and scenarios that cascade into a wide variety of situations and new norms that tend to result into both expected and unexpected … [Read more...] about The Multi-Polar Role of Russia’s Primakov Doctrine and the Certainty of a Chinese-Russian Strategic Alliance
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OSCE Reports Surge of Fighting in Ukraine
By Dr. Frank C. Danesy– Contributor The seven-year conflict between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine appears to be escalating with Russian support. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has reported a sharp increase of more than 250% in ceasefire violations in the Donetsk and the Luhansk districts of … [Read more...] about OSCE Reports Surge of Fighting in Ukraine
Russia-Iran Relations: Agreements and Disagreements – CSIS Live Discussion
Source: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) YouTube - LIVE STREAM - 1:28 hours long Here is a streamed live discussion that the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) held on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. In this segment, a Russian Defense analyst discusses the ongoing Russian-Iranian relationship as well as the complexed relationship … [Read more...] about Russia-Iran Relations: Agreements and Disagreements – CSIS Live Discussion
2018 G20 Summit: Facts and Outcome
By Allen Cline - Contributor The 2018 G20 summit occurred last month in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The summit consisted of a global discussion of the world’s 20 most industrialized and rising economies. One intriguing reality about this high-leveled gathering of the 20 richest and developed economies in the world is that they represent about 85% of the world’s gross domestic … [Read more...] about 2018 G20 Summit: Facts and Outcome