Tag: russia
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Are Xi, Modi and Putin really planning to take over the world?
In his Postimees op-ed, Clyde Kull discusses what the Tianjin summit reveals about emerging alliances and the limits of U.S. influence.
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Falling oil prices could trigger the next geopolitical shake-up
At a time when the world’s attention is focused on the battlefields of Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the recent fall in energy prices has barely been noticed outside the sectors concerned, but could have unforeseen consequences. Energy prices are often a shaping factor in global crises, and if the fall in oil and natural gas…
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Rush to establish defense pacts has historically been a bad omen
The world is entering an unpredictable era where the consolidation of rival alliances seems to be accelerating. On June 19, Russia and North Korea signed a mutual defense pact in Pyongyang, which Russian President Putin described as “setting great goals and benchmarks for deepening Russia-Korea relations in the long term”, writes Ambassador Clyde Kull in…