Since his appointment as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Aaron Wess Mitchell has mostly stayed out of the spotlight but his geopolitical views are already having a profound impact on U.S. foreign policy, as illustrated by the Trump administration’s newly released National Security Strategy and the decision to provide lethalContinue reading “The ‘Rimland Imperative’: How Trump’s Chief Diplomat for European-Eurasian Affairs Wants to Counter Russia, China & Iran”
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Merkel’s Message to US: NATO is not ‘Obsolete’ – and neither is the Russian Boogeyman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen used the 53rd Munich Security Conference to send a message to the new U.S. administration: NATO is not “obsolete” – and neither is the Russian boogeyman! “There can be no policy of equidistance between allies on one side and those who on the other questionContinue reading “Merkel’s Message to US: NATO is not ‘Obsolete’ – and neither is the Russian Boogeyman”
The New Great Game Round-Up: January 18, 2016
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players.Georgia's Main Opposition Party Splits but the Drama Ain't Over Georgia's largest opposition party, the UnitedContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: January 18, 2016”
The New Great Game Round-Up: December 14, 2016
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. Russia Stepping Up its Game in Tajikistan to Counter Chinese Competition At the end ofContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: December 14, 2016”
The World’s Biggest Hostage Crisis Comes to an End
As Syrian government forces recapture more parts of eastern Aleppo, many civilians are risking their lives to flee the besieged opposition-controlled areas, telling the world that the so-called “rebels” stop at nothing to prevent people from leaving. The Syrian government and its Russian allies have long accused armed opposition groups in Aleppo of holding civiliansContinue reading “The World’s Biggest Hostage Crisis Comes to an End”
The New Great Game Round-Up: November 30, 2016
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. China Urges Turkey to Extradite Embassy Bombing Suspects to Kyrgyzstan Three months after the ChineseContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: November 30, 2016”
The Disastrous Track Record of the New ‘Leader of the Free World’
Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the U.S. presidential election came as a shock to many, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel has made no secret of her admiration for Hillary Clinton. “I admire her strategic thinking and her strong commitment to the trans-Atlantic partnership,” Merkel told Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper in an interview earlierContinue reading “The Disastrous Track Record of the New ‘Leader of the Free World’”
The New Great Game Round-Up: November 14, 2016
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. Turkish-Russian Rapprochement bodes ill for NATO's Chechen 'Rebels' Long before NATO member Turkey started floodingContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: November 14, 2016”
Germany’s Social Democrats to Challenge Merkel with ‘Pro-Russian’ Ostpolitik 2.0
In June of this year, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier shocked the political and media establishment in Germany and other NATO countries when he criticized NATO military exercises in Eastern Europe, saying: “What we should not do now, however, is further inflame the situation with loud sabre-rattling and war cries. Anyone who believes that symbolicContinue reading “Germany’s Social Democrats to Challenge Merkel with ‘Pro-Russian’ Ostpolitik 2.0”
Porkins Great Game: Episode #16 – Moderate Rebels & Heroin Warlords
After a long hiatus, Pearse Redmond and I are finally back with a new episode of Porkins Great Game. We start off by looking at the recent parliamentary elections in Georgia and the latest Saakashvili scandal. Our second segment focuses on Afghanistan. We talk about Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's return, the Qatar talks and the growing riftContinue reading “Porkins Great Game: Episode #16 – Moderate Rebels & Heroin Warlords”
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