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The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has recommended that all airlines not just European avoid almost all of European Russia. This recommendationwill be in effect until 31 July 2025. However, industry analysts are confident that foreign airlines will continue to fly to Russia.After all if NATO...

A Song of Ice and Metal: Is There Any Benefit for Trump in Buying Greenland?The island has potential for resource extraction, but its development will require significant investment.
Recently, there has been a resurgence of discussions regarding the potential acquisition of Greenland by the United...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The interview by the American journalist Tucker Carlson with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov which millions of people around the world have already watched, represents a key turning point in the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and in Russia's future relations with...

Turkey has yet again affirmed its intention to try to join the BRICS and it has been confirmed that the Turkish President will attend the BRICS Summit in the Russian city of Kazan in October.
The BRICS leaders that have confirmed their attendance incluse Xi Janping, of China,Narndra Modi of India,...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Well its now official, Turkey has applied to join the BRICS,after months of hints and statements by the Foreign Minster the Prime Minister Recep Erdogan they have applied to join the organisation.
Now is this "A significant geopolitical development that suggests the emergence of...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Alliance, the American National Security Archive has released a new batch of declassified documents on relations with Russia. Please refer to the RIA Novosti material for a summary of the key points from the published r...