2024/12/09
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: A proxy war is when two countries fight each other indirectly by supporting the warring parties. Classic examples from the Cold War era include the Congo crisis in the 1960s and the Angola crisis in the 1970s when the Soviet Union and the United States supported each of the warring sides in a civil war with money, weapons, and sometimes soldiers, but never directly engaged in the war themselves. Accordingly, the approach of the United States and Europe, in the form of NATO and their all-out support for Ukraine, has all the hallmarks of a proxy war against Russia.
2024/10/27
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: After Russia attacked Ukraine, the European Union and the United States imposed a series of wide-ranging sanctions against Russia in various economic, commercial, and energy fields. Of course, before Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022, the European Union had imposed other sanctions against Moscow following the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. However, these sanctions were not applied in the energy field because Russia supplied about 40% of oil and gas to 18 European countries. But after the Russian attack on Ukraine, European and US sanctions were applied in the field of energy more broadly and comprehensively.
2024/09/29
Strategic Council Online – Opinion: Ukraine’s attack on the Kursk region and seizing part of Russian territory is a turning point in the two-and-a-half-year war between Russia and Ukraine. In a full-scale psychological war, the United States and some European governments claimed that Iran was sending ballistic missiles to Russia. The claim aimed at putting pressure on Tehran and, in the meantime, justify arming Ukraine with long-range missiles from the United States and Europe. This is even though the Islamic Republic of Iran has clearly stated that it has not provided Russia with any missiles.
2024/09/07
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on European issues said: Recently, China’s Ministry of Commerce filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding the EU’s imposition of additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. According to the Ministry of Commerce of China, this European action severely violates the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. It challenges global cooperation in the field of climate change.
2024/08/14
Strategic Council Online—Interview: An expert on European issues said: Algeria recently announced that it will recall its ambassador from Paris following French President Emmanuel Macron’s support for the autonomy plan of the Western Sahara under the rule of the Maghreb. Macron considers this plan “the only way” to resolve the long-term disputes between the Maghreb and Algeria.
