Mykhailo Samus explains in an interview with Radio Svaboda how Belarus benefits Russia in a hypothetical war with Ukraine, what dilemma the Ukrainian military will face if missiles fly at them from Belarus, how he...
January 2022
Mykhailo SamusMilitary tensions on Ukrainian borders and position of The Western Balkans
In recent weeks military tensions on Ukraine’s borders have increased dramatically. Russia, after its unacceptable claims to the West, is increasing its troops systematically. But this time the threat exists not...
Igor LevchenkoVladimir’s war
Why Vladimir Putin is more or less certain to resort to force and try to bite off yet another part of Ukraine – soon. They say timing is everything. Well, here’s an interesting example. Matthew Bryza, former US...
Ilian VassilevArmenia – Turkey normalization process: Who gets what
On January 14, 2022, the special representatives of Armenia and Turkey met in Moscow to launch the normalization process between the two countries. The recent turmoil in Kazakhstan and intensive Russia – US, Russia –...
Benyamin PoghosyanUkraine-China 2022: Forecast by Yurii Poita
This article originally appeared in Silk Bridge Head of the Asia-Pacific section of the New Geopolitics Research Network Yurii Poita on the achievements and problems of Ukrainian-Chinese cooperation, as well as the...
Yurii PoitaThe continuation of the armament of Ukraine is the West’s response to Russian ultimatums
As reported by Reuters, the Baltic countries received US consent to transfer American weapons to Ukraine. “The US State Department has allowed Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to send US-produced missiles and other weapons...
Igor FedykPossible scenarios for potential attack on Ukraine
Eastern Express (TVP World) spoke with Mykhailo Samus, director of the New Geopolitics Research Network about growing tensions on the Ukrainian eastern border and the possible scenarios of the Russian attack.
Nagorno Karabakh conflict and Armenia-Azerbaijan relations in 2022
The 2020 Karabakh war has significantly shifted the geopolitics of the South Caucasus: The experts and pundits still argue about the primary beneficiary of the war. Was it Russia, which put its boots on the ground...
Occupation (Not yet), Intervention (Already)
Consequences of Russian troops entering Kazakhstan On January 6, the first CSTO military units, consisting of mostly Russian troops with assistance from Belarus and Armenia, entered Kazakhstan. The intervention was...
Will Putin attack Ukraine – or is that the wrong question? Part 3
What is to be done? In the first two parts of this article, we have discussed at some length the question of whether Tzar Vladimir will order his troops to cross into Ukrainian territory. But arguably that isn’t the...