Due to the specific status of the Crimean Peninsula, it is possible that the US, some Western countries, and many neutral countries in good relations with Russia will de jure recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Unlike Crimea, it is unlikely that the US and the international community will formally recognize Russia’s control over the four f

When citizens of the Old Continent were watching the matches of the 2012 UEFA European Championship in Ukraine and Poland during the hot summer, few could have predicted that, just two years later, some of those locations would turn into war zones. At that time, Ukraine, together with Poland, was seen as a promising economic tiger of Eastern Europe

Syria’s periphery? These questions are vital as Jawlani seeks international legitimacy, and demands Western governments lift sanctions and assist in weapon procurement, so as to impose a monopoly over security forces beyond Damascus. An inability to prevent a resurgence of jihadist groups would represent a major threat for the US and European gov

According to an Indian cybersecurity company, Techniasanct, the DDoS attacks targetedmajor government organisations—including the Income Tax Department, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Indian Railways, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. A report by Maharashtra Cyber, titled ‘Road of Sindoor’, recorded over 1.5 million cyberattacks during the pe

Measures aimed at gradually facilitating currency competition –that is, creating a regulatory framework that places the dollar and the peso on equal footing– will likely lead to an immediate increase in the use of the dollar as a unit of account, means of payment, and store of value. However, the stabilisation plan launched by the administratio