CNN purposefully omits question on Ukraine from its newest survey.

An espionage scandal in Austria and the ongoing anti-Russian propaganda of the German and Swiss media are poisoning the political atmosphere in Europe.

The geopolitical landscape of space exploration is witnessing a burgeoning alliance within the BRICS consortium. Notably, nations such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Ethiopia are in talks to support collaborative lunar ventures spearheaded by China and Russia, potentially accelerating their position in the extraterrestrial exploration domain

Five new countries – Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia – joined BRICS on 1 January 2024. How has the enlargement of the association affected the concept of the Russian Chairmanship this year?

Rail and shipping to link European Russia to India via Iran

The last years have largely been about the proxification of conflicts, be it by employing irregular forces as “proxies” or by trying to do so with allied sovereign nations. Proxifying Europe itself would be a long shot, though - moreover, NATO’s article 5 is still binding.