War in Ukraine
Russia and Iran sign a 20-year comprehensive strategic partnership agreement

The bilateral cooperation agreement is aimed at creating a more just and multipolar world order without targeting any particular country

Iran denounces new round of EU and UK sanctions

The EU and the UK repeated allegations that Iran is supplying ballistic missiles to Russia, without evidence and despite a denial issued by the Ukrainian president himself

Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US long-range missiles against Russia

Weapons will most likely be deployed against Russian and North Korean forces in the Kursk region of Russia

Iran denies supplying missiles to Russia, asks US and allies to stop arming Ukraine

Iranians have termed the repeated allegations of weapons supply to Russia without providing any evidence a form of psychological warfare waged by the US and the EU

NATO Summit kicks off in Washington, DC

NATO leaders might declare Ukraine’s path to membership “irreversible” as war in Ukraine rages on

Russia rejects the Swiss peace summit as a “fraud”

Though around 90 countries will be participating in the summit, countries such as China have maintained that the gathering is meaningless without the Russian participation

Farmers’ protests challenging EU policies spread to Eastern Europe

Farmers across Europe are in deep distress over the rising cost of production inflicted by high energy prices and cost of fertilizers, along with low prices for their produce facilitated by the EU

Nordic countries surrender their historic neutrality and sign military deals with the United States

In less than a month, the US has signed three separate defense agreements with countries like Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, to ramp up the militarization in the Nordic region

Putin visits UAE and Saudi Arabia to build closer cooperation

In an attempt to strengthen bilateral relations in West Asia, Russian president Vladimir Putin visited Saudi Arabia and the UAE on December 6.

Poland elections PiS Poland’s Law and Justice party launches hyper-nationalist campaign in hopes to win third term

The conservative government in Poland has courted widespread criticism for subjugating the judiciary and attacking abortion rights. It is also facing growing public discontent over its over-stretched support for the war in Ukraine at the expense of Polish citizens

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict More than 60,000 ethnic Armenians leave as Nagorno Karabakh ‘republic’ officially dissolves itself

While the exodus of ethnic Armenians and the dissolution of the self-declared republic may lead to the final settlement of the decades-old conflict in the South Caucasus region, it may also be the beginning of a long geopolitical battle between Russia and the West

IMEC India-Middle East–Europe economic corridor is a geopolitical pipe dream

The bottom line is how the IMEC idea on paper can be turned into reality. Quite obviously, the IMEC is anchored on the old US geopolitical strategy of divide-and-rule in the Middle East. But the Western domination of the Middle East cannot be revived with the colonial era toolbox in the coming era of multipolarity