What in the World just Happened to Russia’s Syria Strategy? Part-I
As the cliched saying goes, “there are no permanent allies, just permanent interests in politics”, and this wise adage appears…
Explaining Russia’s S-400 Sale To India
Russia and India made a huge joint announcement on the sidelines of the recent BRICS Summit in Goa, declaring that…
What in the World just Happened to Russia’s Syria Strategy? Part-II
(Please read Part I prior to this article) http://regionalrapport.com/2017/01/28/world-just-happened-russias-syria-strategy-part/ Decoding The Kremlin’s Signals The sudden shift in Russia’s Syrian policy,…
ECO Surge to Eurasian Integration
Amid the surge to revive 'Silk Road' and transnational economic initiatives; leaders at Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit themed “Connectivity…
Trump to Dump, Climate Deal or U.S.?
Friction between U.S. and China – the two major carbon emitters again emerging, as U.S. president Donald Trump’s signals preparing…
Nagaland Unrest: Fate of “Indian Balkans”
The Indian state of Nagaland is poised to once more create a major headache for India if the unrest there…
Exploring the Prospects of ECO Bloc
The Economic Coordination Organization (ECO) is an intergovernmental organization consists of three Asia countries and seven Eurasian nations established in…
CPEC and Indian Claims about Gilgit Baltistan
India never paid much attention to Gilgit-Baltistan or even claimed it along with Kashmir, so much so that the world…
Balkan Challenges to the New Detente: Part III
(As continued from Part II)http://regionalrapport.com/2017/02/22/russias-new-strategy-balkans-part-ii/ Challenges The second part of the research comprehensively explained the details and nuances behind Russia’s…
Russia’s New Strategy in the Balkans?: Part II
(As continued from Part I) http://regionalrapport.com/2017/02/22/deciphering-russian-croatian-rapprochement-part/ Concept Pertaining to the plans which the first part of this article series hinted that…
Deciphering the Russian-Croatian Rapprochement: Part I
The New Cold War has been filled with many twists and turns ever since it started in late-2013 following the…
Terrorism: Rattles in the Backyard
After several military offensives and countless sacrifices, when its seems, now it’s nearly over with terrorism, only some pockets and…
Pakistan’s Response to Hybrid War on CPEC?
Pakistan was attacked by terrorists over the past five days when eight separate blasts ripped through the country and reminded…
Can Oman Bridge the Geo-Sectarian Gulf?
Sultanate of Oman- can bridge the widening Gulf, with its independent foreign policy; having equally good relations with both of…
Dwindling West and Alt-Right Hike
As West is plagued with economic stagnation, indebtedness, lack of required jobs and demographic crisis made symptoms of civilization’s downfall vivid,…
CPEC: Interdependence means Integration
Fostering features of economic interdependence in conduct of foreign relations; successfully replaced geopolitics with geo-economics, would contribute to promote international peace…
What in the World just Happened to Russia’s Syria Strategy? Part-II
(Please read Part I prior to this article) http://regionalrapport.com/2017/01/28/world-just-happened-russias-syria-strategy-part/ Decoding The Kremlin’s Signals The sudden shift in Russia’s Syrian policy,…
What in the World just Happened to Russia’s Syria Strategy? Part-I
As the cliched saying goes, “there are no permanent allies, just permanent interests in politics”, and this wise adage appears…
Pakistan’s Reluctance to Saudi Alliance
Pakistan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s traditional ally, seems to be indifferent from Saudi-Iranian battle for dominance in the Middle East,…
The Turkish Quagmire
As a result of the unfolding dynamics—in recent years it seems that not only is Turkey subjected to some internal…
Kadakin’s Surprise Death: Tectonic Shock to Indo-Russian Ties
The surprise passing of one of Russia’s most distinguished and influential diplomats, His Excellency Mr. Alexander Kadakin, has come as…
The Philippine Re-alignment
Amid the growing heat between China and its neighbours, the U.S. particularly wants to pursue greater influence in Asia to…
Silk Road System
With the collapse of short sighted neo-liberal economic model in 2007-09 and global financial crisis, U.S. financial market remained no…