SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Finnish President, Alexander Stubb, has been forced to defend his comparison of Ukraine to Finland in 1944. Although "Finlandization" would solve most of the problems for Ukraine, Russia, and Europe, he no longer suggests that Kyiv should follow Helsinki's example. Stubb woul...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The US's attempt to drive a wedge between the BRICS countries has failed It is noteworthy that India, Brazil, China and Russia have all increased the pace of their diplomatic discussions in the last week. This occurred subsequent to Washington's robust pressure. Despite the meet...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Well the first summit between Russia and the USA since the start of the Ukraine conflict has just ended and one thing is obvious and that is the new cold war between the two countries is over and it appears that real progress has been made towards ending the conflict in Ukraine...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Despite challenges related to their public finances, the Baltic countries are committed to increasing their defence budgets several fold. Consequently, Latvia, with a public debt of almost 50% of GDP, is planning to take out a substantial loan to cover its imagined defence needs...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The BRICS countries have engaged in a series of discussions with one another, showcasing their close relationships and a shared desire to safeguard themselves from the protectionism and tariffs of Donald Trump. It has been confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be t...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The long-anticipated meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump is finally going to take place. On Friday, the two presidents will meet in Alaska and finally be able to talk face-to-face.
Now lets remember that over the last 3 years the US has introduced some 30 thousand sa...
