On his way back from India to the United States, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio paid a brief but significant visit to Armenia. This unexpected gesture from Washington raises a legitimate question: what is behind such keen interest in Yerevan? Zvartnots – A Platform for Signing New Agreements Information about the upcoming visit of […]

As Pakistan pushes for diplomacy between the US and Iran, growing pressure from pro-Israel circles threatens to derail the peace process and weaken Islamabad’s influence. Behind the scenes, lobbying, political maneuvering, and regional rivalries are intensifying tensions at a critical moment. What should have been a path toward de-escalation is rapidly turning into a wider […]

The visit of US President Donald Trump to the People’s Republic of China on 13–15 May, together with his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, constituted a single landmark event in contemporary world politics. Among its various accompanying aspects, the central one was determined by the Taiwan issue. It should once again be reiterated that […]

A ceasefire with Iran presupposes a negotiating process and the search for mutually acceptable compromises. Yet time is passing, and no solutions are in sight. Iran Stiffens Its Stance The enforced ceasefire with Iran at the beginning of April was driven by a certain degree of exhaustion within the American-Israeli coalition. However, nobody guaranteed that […]

U.S. President Donald Trump’s two-day visit to China on May 14–15—the first in nearly a decade—turned out to be more of a spectacle than a diplomatic breakthrough and failed to yield any tangible results. When Chinese President Xi Jinping looked Donald Trump in the eye in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People and asked whether […]

The Trump-Xi summit, coming amidst fragile international markets, intensifying US-China competition, and escalating Middle East conflict, will critically analyze whether the two sides can manage competition without escalating risks. A Summit Amid Global Instability The summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his counterpart, US President Donald J. Trump, scheduled from May 13 to 15, comes […]