Strategy & Policy

13

Nov

Baltic Region, baltic sea, EU, NATO, Russian, USA

Russian Policies in Baltic Region

BY: Daniel Ranjbar PEJOURNAL - Russia’s relations with the Baltic states, including Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, have deteriorated since the collapse of the Soviet Union, with Russia and its Western allies blaming Russia for the increase. It should not be overlooked that the differences between Russia and the Baltic states are rooted in the centuries-old history of the inhabitants of the region. Army of Poland and Lituvania occupied Moscow for two years to become the only country in history to conquer Moscow, unlike Napoleon, the leader of France, and Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany. The three Baltic republics, Estonia,…

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10

Nov

ceasefire, chess game, Europe, Haftar, Libya, Libya’s Civil War, NATO, Qatar, Russia, Turkey, UN, USA

Libya’s ceasefire: the opening move of a complex chess game.

BY: Begona Arechalde On October 23, the UN body in charge of supervising the peaceful resolution of the Libya’s Civil War, UNSMIL, announced in Geneva that the warring factions have reached a ceasefire agreement. The document, that is just three pages long, summarises the next steps in the de-escalation of the conflict. The UN must monitor the correct implementation of the clauses to prevent internal disputes and third-party interests from sabotaging the progress made. Friday's agreement gives a truce to the poverty-stricken North African country, at war since the ouster of Muammar Qaddafi in a coup orchestrated by NATO and…

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10

Nov

Africa, America, Atlantic Council, China, COVID-19, EU, foreign policy, Joe Biden, Latin America, Middle East, Multilateralism, NATO, presidency, Trumpism, USA

What does Joe Biden’s presidency mean for America’s role in the world?

BY: Atlantic Council PEJOURNAL - We finally have a winner. After several days of counting votes, former Vice President Joe Biden has defeated President Donald J. Trump in the US presidential election, after the Associated Press called Pennsylvania for the former vice president on November 7.  While Biden may have to contend with a divided Congress to achieve his many domestic priorities, he will have much more power to shape US foreign policy going forward. “Under a Biden presidency, the United States will shift from a ‘with or without us’ approach to a policy that fundamentally believes the United States can achieve more when we work together with partner nations,” Jason Marczak, director of…

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10

Nov

Donald Trump, Iran, Joe Biden, maximum pressure, Middle East, smart pressure, West Asia Disintegration

Trump or Biden; Looking inside is the only solution to problems

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - In the run-up to the US presidential election, some think that if Joe Biden wins, sanctions will be lifted and the dollar will fall, but if Trump stays in the White House, conditions will escalate, makes it much harder for Iran. Reviewing the background and positions of these two shows that neither Biden's election works wonders nor Trump has power to go over what he has done so far. Biden's stance on Iran, as explicitly published in his special note to the world a few weeks ago in CNN, shows a much smarter approach to…

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10

Nov

Election, Middle East, North America, policy, Strategy, the United States, West Asia

How do the North American elections influence West Asia?

BY: Valeria Rodriguez PEJOURNAL - While there are conflicting positions in West Asia between Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Qatar, there are likely to be some changes, but not substantive, in the United States' relationship with West Asia. The relationship with Israel is historic as it is considered a satellite state of the United States. With Trump's administration the relationship was practically carnal, the United States supported each of the violations of international law by Israel. Some examples of this were the transfer of the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Deal of the Century…

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08

Nov

Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan, baltic sea, gas pipeline, GERMANY, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nord Stream 2, Russia, USA

US steps up sanctions pressure on Nord Stream 2

PEJOURNAL - The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was stopped last December after US President Donald Trump signed a defensive policy act which included some sanctions on this project. Expressing open opposition to the construction of the gas pipeline on 15 July 2020, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that sanctioning Nord Stream 2 sends a clear message to companies that help expand Russia’s negative influence in Europe; and the United States will not accept the contribution and participation of these countries in the Nord Stream 2 gas project and they should cease their cooperation with…

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07

Nov

American paradigm, Iran, Israel, Quincy think tank, Terrorism, US National Security Agenda, West Asia

The need to change the American paradigm in West Asia

PEJOURNAL - The Quincy think tank said in a report that the current US hegemonic presence in the West Asian region has not only undermined its interests but also reduced its ability to counter threats. Quincy think tank experts report on US macro-foreign policy in West Asia They believe that the US National Security Agenda expires after 9/11. Today, with a variety of soft and semi-severe threats, including cyber-attacks or deadly viruses such as Corona, the increasing presence of heavy troops around the world is no longer justified by cost-effective calculations and does not serve America's vital interests. So it…

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05

Nov

Algeria, Conflict, Middle East, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Turkey

The conflict between Middle East regional powers is drawing in Morocco and Algeria.

BY: Andrew Hanna PEJOURNAL - Morocco notched a diplomatic win this week as the United Arab Emirates opened a consulate in the Western Sahara, where Rabat has long sought international recognition of its claim over the disputed territory. It also signaled a troubling regional shift. The hostility between Turkey and the Saudi-aligned Arab states risks embroiling the Maghreb region, much as it already complicates conflicts and politics from Libya to the Red Sea region. In North Africa, as across the greater Middle East, a widening of the Turkish-Saudi confrontation is heightening the risks of destabilization and threats to U.S. regional…

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03

Nov

America, Cold War, Europe, France, GERMANY, NATO, Transatlantic Bridge, West-centered

Crack in the American Part of the Transatlantic Bridge

BY: Mohammad Ghaderi PEJOURNAL - The United States has had a turbulent history under each of its presidents, but it has been an important part of world and Western history in the context of developments as a political and international figure. In particular, the process of America's rise to power with the decline of Europe during the First and Second World Wars in shifting new roles and positions in the international system shifted "West-centered" to "West-centered" in such a way that Europe became an American project for US interests after World War II. With the US victory in the Cold…

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03

Nov

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, peace talks, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taliban, USA

Desires of foreign actors in Afghanistan peace talks

PEJOURNAL - The lack of consensus among foreign actors on the Afghanistan peace talks, along with fundamental differences between the two sides, will pave the way for achieving a balance of actors' interests. Representatives of the Taliban and the Afghan government formally met for the first time since the signing of a US peace agreement with the Taliban in Qatar on September 13, 2010 to begin inter-Afghan peace talks. Although the Taliban and the Kabul government are parties to the talks, other countries in the region and beyond are both influencing the outcome of the talks and the outcome. This…

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