MIND MAPS

A Blog by Christopher J. Soelistyo

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...

War and Inflation

The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24th has delivered a massive shock to global markets, especially concerning such commodities...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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"....

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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