In 2019, Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan bought defence missiles from the Kremlin worth $10 billion USD, much to the annoyance of NATO and its allies. Now, however, Erdogan does not even seem to be using the weapons he acquired. Western...
As the Italian Government begins to ease its country out of the recent lockdown designed to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of right-wing protesters took to the streets of 70 Italian cities on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of Prime...
The United States will ban Chinese commercial airlines, in response to what the Trump administration has called a violation of aviation agreements. The ban will go into effect from mid-June, according to statements made yesterday. As a result of the...
Israel has so far emerged mostly unscathed from its brush with COVID-19. While most Western countries suffered massive loss of life and extreme financial damage, Israel has been spared of most of the ordeal. But while the government was perhaps...
US President Donald Trump has canceled this year’s G7 summit, which was due to be held in June, and now wants to host an expanded meeting in September dedicated to countering China. However, much to the annoyance of his fellow...
President Trump has long advocated the conspiracy theory that America’s intelligence community are part of the Deep State, a supposed hidden government within the wider US government bureaucracy which is inclined to subvert and sabotage the president’s work. With the...
A treaty which was meant to deliver openness and transparency has once again been rejected by the United States. On May 21 the Trump Administration announced that it will be withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty. What is the Open...
President Donald Trump has a marvelous ability to bring attention to issues that affect us all, but would normally either receive little attention, or be buried by the mainstream media. By involving himself, the President makes everyone talk about the...
In present day society major powers consider the cyber domain a fundamental element of national security. As highlighted by Paolo Mauri in this column ,cyber-warfare is being invested with increasing importance within the context of defence strategies by major global...
Relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates have steadily improved over the years. However, hurdles remain before the next step can be taken. Recent Moves The previous week, the Emirates delivered fourteen tons of medical supplies to Israel in...