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February 17, 2026, 01:25 PM - 5 min read
The Conference has exposed deeper fractures in US-EU relations and highlighted prevalent disagreements among EU leadership. Although Rubio adopted an unusually softer tone, the message remained clear: the US would not fund, defend, or take an easy stance on Europe—especially regarding its policies on immigration and defence.
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February 9, 2026, 01:10 PM - 7 min read
Allowing New Start to lapse is a negative signal but it is unlikely to immediately trigger a cold war-style arms race. Washington and Moscow seem more confident in their assured second-strike capabilities than they were then, with fewer concerns about a disarming first strike. And, no matter the rhetoric, both will probably want to avoid rocking the boat too much or too soon.
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February 6, 2026, 11:59 AM - 3 min read
After the expiration of the New START nuclear treaty between the US and Russia, US President Donald Trump said he would rather have a new arrangement in place than extend the previous one
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February 2, 2026, 02:00 PM - 7 min read
The demise of the treaty will bring a definitive and alarming end to nuclear restraint between the two powers. It may very well accelerate the global nuclear arms race, too.
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January 11, 2026, 02:44 PM - 2 min read
South Africa has described the ongoing naval exercises with Russian, Chinese, and Iranian warships to be essential in the backdrop of current radical geopolitical developments
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January 10, 2026, 10:34 AM - 2 min read
US President Donald Trump has made it clear that he does not intend to abduct Russian President, Vladimir Putin, dismissing the notion as “unnecessary” when aired by some reporters
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November 6, 2025, 04:25 PM - 2 min read
Meanwhile, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov said that Moscow should immediately start preparing to carry out full-scale nuclear tests.
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September 28, 2025, 04:19 PM - 2 min read
The United States and Russia have agreed to hold third bilateral talks in the fall on issues related to the functioning of their embassies, visas, and diplomatic property, confirmed the Russian foreign minister.
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September 25, 2025, 05:59 PM - 7 min read
That Russia is not winning, however, is hardly of comfort to Ukraine. Moscow still has the ability to attack night after night, exposing weaknesses in Ukraine’s air defence system and targeting critical infrastructure.
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September 19, 2025, 02:51 PM - 6 min read
Entranced as it is with Saudi Arabia, India's traditional concerns about Pakistan are now becoming more complex. The Indian establishment now has to reckon with more powerful Pakistani armed forces with potential funding coming from the robustness of Saudi Arabia's buoyant economy.
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September 19, 2025, 01:46 PM - 6 min read
The US under President Trump is practically backing out of all its military commitments, including NATO. Israel is the only country that Trump has not let down so far. The defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is clearly aimed as a counter to Israel, a permanent US ally.
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September 18, 2025, 12:23 PM - 8 min read
Acquisition of territory through war has been taboo since the end of the second world war and the establishment of the United Nations. Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the most blatant attempt to conquer independent territory was Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s invasion and annexation of Kuwait. This was repelled by a UN-sanctioned force.
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