Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. The World Today Resembles the Cold War Years, but Smaller States Are Becoming Ever More Powerful 500 May 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Independent (U.K.) on 15 May 2021 by Vladislav Inozemtsev (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Anti-Ballistic Missile TreatyCold WarRussiaSouth China SeaTreaty on Open SkiesU.K. Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Germany: Saudi Arabia Is Paying the Price* October 18, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Egypt: Trump’s Nobel Prize Hysteria October 15, 2026. Published in almasryalyoum[E]very sane person in the world is astonished by the audacity and derangement of this man. 0 Ireland: Trump’s Sham ‘Peace Plan’ for Palestine Is 1 Year Old, More than 1,500 Have Been Killed in Gaza Since October 16, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Canada: Trump Wants To Dismantle the ICC. These Jurists Want Canada To Intervene October 13, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Egypt: What Happens in the US Economy Doesn’t Stay in the US Economy October 15, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineFor the rest of the world, the cheque’s consequences have three faces: the good, the bad, and the ugly. 0 Topics Germany: Saudi Arabia Is Paying the Price* October 18, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Germany: Quickly Lashing Out Once More October 18, 2026. Published in TazTrump can't cope ... and his attacks are becoming more frenzied. He's a lame duck with a gun. 0 Japan: Pressure on Ukraine: The US Administration’s Focus Is Backward October 18, 2026. Published in Sankei Shimbun 0 Ireland: Trump’s Sham ‘Peace Plan’ for Palestine Is 1 Year Old, More than 1,500 Have Been Killed in Gaza Since October 16, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on US Midterms: a Lame Duck Trump Is Still a Danger October 16, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: Trump and Netanyahu Are Putting the World at Risk To Stay in Power October 16, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: The Unpleasant Logic of Live-Streaming Nidal Hasan’s Execution October 16, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Egypt: What Happens in the US Economy Doesn’t Stay in the US Economy October 15, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineFor the rest of the world, the cheque’s consequences have three faces: the good, the bad, and the ugly. 0 Related Articles Germany: Trump Remains Putin’s Best Helper October 18, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungKyiv should ask itself whether it is relying too much on Trump. Ukraine’s true allies are the Europeans. Poland: Why It’s Hard To Give Up War* October 14, 2026. Published in RzeczpospolitaThanks to Trump, Russia could tip the balance in its favor. Australia: Trump Shifts Position on Ukraine as Fuel Prices Pose Existential Threat October 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Ireland: The Irish Times View on Trump’s Move on Diesel: an Imaginary Ceasefire October 13, 2026. Published in Irish Times Canada: Carney Struggles To Know If He Should Back Trump on Russia, or Not October 13, 2026. Published in National Post Previous articleMiddle East Conflict: Arms Are for War, Not PeaceNext articleReflexive Devotion to Israel by the Political Right Does It No Favors LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment