It might seem that within BRICS, Russia should be overshadowed by the giant economies of China and India, especially the former. Yet what is happening is almost the opposite, with Russia effectively taking over the leading role in the club. Russia’s war against Ukraine has not only shattered lives and upended international relations. It is also changing the character and […]

The deployment of North Korean troops to aid Russia marks an ominous new level of cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang. The alliance could further escalate and globalize the conflict. What is North Korea’s military doing in the Russia-Ukraine war? North Korea has already been helping Russia sustain its firepower on the battlefield, providing it with millions of artillery shells, as […]

Beijing Might See Short-Term Gains—but Ignores the Risk of Long-Term Pain In late September, after months of missing post-pandemic growth targets, the Chinese government began rolling out a broad set of economic stimulus measures. So far, these have included stock market support, monetary policy easing, the recapitalization of large state-owned banks, and some limited fiscal stimulus. The total amount and […]

Presently, the bodies of two martyrs, along with 34 eyewitnesses, some of whom sustained injuries during the incident, have been repatriated by the committee The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has repatriated the bodies of two deceased Afghans killed in the Kalgan Valley in Iran, deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said on Thursday. Fitrat stated that following reports of the shooting […]

Russia and Ukraine unleashed a series of intense drone and missile strikes against each other, while North Korea’s foreign minister arrived in Moscow on Wednesday. Choe Son Hui’s visit follows reports of North Korean troops deployed to support Russia, raising concerns within the West. Russia launched 62 drones and one missile across Ukraine on Wednesday, with Ukrainian forces intercepting 33 […]