Christopher Soelistyo
Ukraine's mineral resources
On September 30th, 2022, Vladimir Putin proclaimed the annexation of four Ukrainian regions to Russia. The move comprised an immediate...
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Christopher Soelistyo
- May 9, 2022
- 13 min
America: Ukraine's Armourer
Since the Russian invasion began on February 24th, military assistance to Ukraine from NATO member states has been impressive. The West...
Christopher Soelistyo
- May 3, 2022
- 10 min
War and Inflation
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24th has delivered a massive shock to global markets, especially concerning such commodities...
Christopher Soelistyo
- Apr 17, 2022
- 4 min
Ukraine: Financial War Against Russia
Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine on February 24th, the West has fought back with a devastating raft of economic and financial...
Christopher Soelistyo
- Mar 9, 2022
- 17 min
Ukraine: The "NATO Enlargement" Question
On February 24th, Vladimir Putin's Russia launched a war of aggression against Ukraine, under the strange pretexts of "genocide" against...
Christopher Soelistyo
- Jan 29, 2022
- 25 min
Why is Ukraine the West's Fault?: Transcribing John Mearsheimer
For at least two months now, tensions between Russia and the West have ignited over a Russian military buildup on the borders of Ukraine,...
Christopher Soelistyo
- Aug 2, 2021
- 7 min
The US Exit from Afghanistan
On April 14th, US President Joe Biden announced that US forces would withdraw from Afghanistan by September 11th (recently pushed forward...
Christopher Soelistyo
- Jun 29, 2021
- 9 min
Russia's Energy Relationship with the European Union
Relations between Russia and the European Union have long been uneasy. Geopolitics continues to be a source of tension, and the anxieties...
Christopher Soelistyo
- Jun 23, 2021
- 6 min
Tehran's Chinese Backstop
On June 19th, Iran's presidential election was won by a man widely described in Western media as a "hardliner" and "ultra-conservative"....
Christopher Soelistyo
- Jun 15, 2021
- 5 min
Kuwait: The Trials of an Oil Exporter
On June 13th, the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) announced the publication of its annual Economic Report, which revealed, among other...
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