... difficult to compensate for these losses. While the diaspora abroad can serve as an asset – lobbying for pro-Ukrainian legislation, advocating for sanctions against Russia, and sending remittances – it cannot directly contribute to the country’s economy.
Human losses have been compounded by extensive damage to infrastructure, including industrial and material assets. Ongoing military activity has caused significant destruction, with reconstruction expected to require tens of billions of dollars....
Despite the efforts of Middle Eastern countries to enhance their influence in regional and international affairs, they continue to deal with issues that require external support
Becoming more evident in recent years, the latest events taking place in the Middle East may reinforce an awareness of the changing role of Middle Eastern states in international relations. Episodes such as U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks about the Gaza Strip and the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria have...
... Burkina Faso) and/or are still in search of their own foreign policy program (Guinea, CAR). Dialogue with them is therefore invariably difficult, as revolutionary romanticism, anti-colonial rhetoric and vague notions of the “commanding heights” of the economy are often on their agenda. In addition, major risks come from the activities of transnational criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, drug cartels, and illegal arms and human trafficking networks.
Tatiana Denisova, Sergey Kostelyanets: ...
... which supports the Syrian Kurds, is crucial. Without oil, gas and food supplies from Kurdish-controlled areas, the authorities in Damascus will not be able to launch a full-scale sustainable reconstruction. Turkey alone cannot fill this gap, as its own economy is not able to provide Syria with the necessary assistance. Ankara can contribute if other actors (the Gulf states, Europe and the U.S.) pay for it. That said, international humanitarian and reconstruction efforts will be as crucial to the country ...
... opportunities in sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing industries, tourism and renewable energy. The partnership aims to reduce tariffs, simplify customs procedures, protect investments and develop infrastructure that will help diversify Oman’s economy while boosting the industrial and agricultural potential of EAC nations.
In addition, enduring historical ties between Oman and East Africa, shaped by the centuries-long presence of the Omani diaspora in the region [
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Geopolitical turbulence, coupled with Afghanistan’s crucial geography, offers a high potential for this country to become a stage for a global conflict
For several decades, Afghanistan has been a source of threats and risks, including those of a terrorist and extremist nature, for the broader Central Eurasian region. That said, since the Taliban [
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... can secure sufficient funding. Furthermore, the countries agreed to pool their resources to build large-scale transport and communications infrastructure, facilitate trade and the free movement of goods and people, and invest in various sectors of the economy. One example that demonstrates the feasibility of these plans is Niger’s
agreement
to sell 150 million liters of diesel to Mali at almost half the going rate, supporting a nation plagued by enduring electricity shortages.
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In the 21st century, the whole idea of junior and senior partners looks outdated and even archaic. True international partnerships are based on mutual respect, empathy and a carefully calibrated balance of interests
When the current dynamics of Russia-China relations is discussed, the conversation often boils down to the concept of a "senior-junior partnership." A popular view—especially in the West—is that with more cooperation between the two nations, Russia is gradually, but inevitably...
... fully met India’s strategic goals.
The start of the special military operation came as a shock to Indian policymakers. By then, the Indian leadership had by and large outlined and begun implementing a plan for a major restructuring of the national economy that would ensure sustained growth of over 5% per year and India’s gradual emergence as the world’s third largest economy by GDP, which in turn would help reduce social tensions. This required a relatively stable foreign policy situation and ...
... this general trend. And there is a clearly visible link to long-term economic interests here. In the midst of stiffening competition with the U.S. and growing global instability, Beijing has decided to act proactively in order to reduce risks to its economy and energy sector. The joint Arab-Israeli air defense and missile defense system being created by the United States on the basis of the Abraham Accords is
designed
to contain the Iranian threat. Thus, the U.S. project was based on a confrontational ...
