Hilgenstock makes a distinction between countries using Russian LNG for economic reasons and countries such as Hungary and Slovakia that would oppose an import ban due to their close political relationship with Moscow. Even if economic objections can be overcome, political considerations can also delay or complicate a significant tightening of sanc

“In the past, if one wished to get access to the White House, a good way to do so was to turn to Israel, asking them to open doors in Washington. Not any longer. Netanyahu, hurt and humiliated by Trump, seems to have lost his magic touch. “Trump despises losers, and he probably regards Netanyahu as a loser, given the Gaza mess and Netanyahu’s

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It is the Forward Bloc which demands reader attention now with Ajoy Ghosh seeking the opinion of the CPSU (B) through his letter to Stalin. The response, said the retired professor of history, needs careful study. Ghosh, in his letter wrote, “We had to also note that Bose (that is Subhas Chandra Bose, also referred to as Netaji or Leader), by ent

The ancient proverb, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” has found fresh use in the new environment in India. In an unprecedented move, after the Taliban government officially condoled with India on Pahalgam, New Delhi expanded its outreach to the interim government in Kabul – the very same regime hand-picked by Pakistan’s ISI, but which