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Religious repression in Putin’s Russia

By Antonio Graceffo July 27, 2023Russia

Antonio Graceffo While religion was formally abolished under the USSR, under Putin it has been repressed. Consequently, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom identified Russia as one of the world’s…

Kazakhstan’s pivot towards China

By Antonio Graceffo January 17, 2023Russia

“No matter how the international situation changes, we will continue to resolutely support Kazakhstan in protecting its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity,” Chinese President Xi Jinping told a press conference in…

Analysis of U.S. Ability to Counter the Russian Threat in the Arctic

By Antonio Graceffo December 10, 2022Russia, U.S.A

From the end of World War II until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States and Russia stood on opposing sides of a potential conflict. Through…

China, Russian Oil, and the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Antonio Graceffo March 18, 2022China, Iran, Russia

In violation of U.S. sanctions, China has been purchasing Iranian oil. Now, the United States may lift the sanctions on Iran to replace oil lost from Russia, in which case China will have cheap oil from Russia.

Ukraine: A Deeper Look Into the Threat of a Potential World War

By Antonio Graceffo March 8, 2022Russia, Ukraine

“I decided to conduct a special military operation. Its goal is the protection of people who have suffered eight years from abuse and genocide, from the Kyiv regime.” stated Russian president…

The crypto option: Russian workaround to mitigate Western sanctions, or digital mirage?

By Antonio Graceffo March 8, 2022Russia, Ukraine

Individuals, and possibly small companies, could use Bitcoin or other commercial cryptocurrencies to get around sanctions, but it's very unlikely there would be enough scale to save the Russian economy.

The New Great Game and Shifting Alliances: U.S., India, Russia, China, and Pakistan

By Antonio Graceffo December 27, 2021China, Russia

ghanistan, an ever-shifting military, economic, and geopolitical competition, which often took the form of proxy wars, with the great powers backing local forces, to fight one another.