What does Ukraine’s incursion into Russia really mean? Ten experts gauge the short and long term effects of Kyiv’s bold invasion on the war

Εξαιρετική ανάλυση στο Responsible Statecraft  από 10 ειδικούς στην εξωτερική πολιτική: Symposium: What does Ukraine’s incursion into Russia really mean? BLUF 1. We put the following question to a well-rounded group of foreign policy experts: “What is the likely impact of current Ukrainian military incursions into the Russian Kursk region on the broader Ukraine War?” 2. Ten experts gauge the short and long term effects of Kyiv’s bold invasion on the war : Jasen J. Castillo, Monica Duffy Toft, Ivan Eland, Mark Episkopos, Lyle Goldstein, John Mearsheimer, Sumantra Maitra, Rajan…

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Turkey’s Deepening Inroads in Africa – JISS

Bottom Line Up Front 1. The secret of Turkey’s success : The most important component of Turkey’s success story is “respect.”  2. Unlike the superpowers which approached African countries with their colonial, superior ethnocentric attitude, Turkey with its similar religious and cultural codes treats Africans – especially Muslim-African countries – with respect.  Africans feel that.  This is the secret of Turkey’s success. 3. Ankara’s decisive long-term Africa strategy has paid off. Thanks to its military presence and soft power engines, Turkey has become a key player in the east of…

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he Nuclear Consensus Isn’t Above Politics, but It Is Holding | WPR The Taboo against the use of nuclear weapon

1. The war in Ukraine had already raised anxieties about the strength of the nuclear taboo, as has the potential escalation of the Israel-Hamas war.  The literal and symbolic absence of so many nuclear-armed states from the ceremony in Nagasaki only adds to that anxiety. 2. The Taboo against the use of nuclear weapon : That taboo emerged almost immediately after Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed 79 years ago, with the scale of destruction and cost in human life creating instant consensus among military strategists that nuclear weapons can only ever serve as…

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