Energy & Environment

Commander of the Russian Navy warns of China’s race for Arctic

By Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters

From Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters:  Russia will increase naval patrols in the Arctic Ocean to defend its interests against nations such as China seeking a share of the area’s mineral wealth, the navy commander was quoted as saying on Monday. Arctic nations such as Canada, Russia, Norway, the United States and Denmark are trying to file […]

Brazil opposed to NATO role in South Atlantic

By UPI

Global Governance 2025

By US National Intelligence Council

This report analyzes the gap between current international governance institutions, organizations and norms and the demands for global governance likely to be posed by long-term strategic challenges over the next 15 years. The report is the product of research and analysis by the NIC and EUISS following a series of international dialogues co-organized by the […]

Russia, Canada in rivalry over Arctic resources

By Nataliya Vasilyeva, the AP

From Nataliya Vasilyeva, the AP:  The foreign ministers of Russia and Canada both said Thursday they expect the United Nations to rule in favor of their nations’ respective rival claims to Arctic resources. Russia, the U.S., Canada, Denmark and Norway have all been trying to assert jurisdiction over parts of the Arctic, which is believed […]

The South Caucasus: “an area of great Western strategic interest?”

By Thomas de Waal, Foreign Policy

From Thomas de Waal, Foreign Policy:  A third mirage is the perception of the South Caucasus as an area of great Western strategic interest — an approach, paradoxically, that actually does more harm than good. Two factors have led to the point of view that the South Caucasus is of such global import: first, the […]

Chinese and Russian troops in central Asia war games

By Robin Paxton, Reuters

NATO Reset With Russia, but With Reassurance

By Linas Linkevicius, the International Herald Tribune

From Linas Linkevicius, the International Herald Tribune: The strategic concept will have to explain to our societies what NATO stands for in the 21st century. Allies approach this task from two different perspectives.

As Azeri and Armenian forces continue fighting, EU fears escalation

By Zaman

From Zaman:  The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that tensions between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces is continuing to mount, as fierce fighting persisted between the two nations on Monday and early Tuesday.

Lukashenko says Moscow ‘thugs’ may be behind embassy attack

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: [Belarusian President Alexander] Lukashenko told journalists on Wednesday that a theory about Moscow’s involvement in the incident was "interesting" and that police would investigate it. "Most likely, they probably needed this incident. To demonstrate how bad Lukashenko is – why, he nearly carried out that "terrorist attack," as they put it, on his […]