Sumantra Maitra
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Sumantra Maitra (Twitter: @MrMaitra) is a foreign affairs journalist, and research scholar on foreign policy and neo-realism, based in England. |
January 27, 2018
- Donald Trump's first war with an ally
- In Syria, Turkish and American interests are at odds in a situation that indicates a deepening rift between the two NATO powers.
January 20, 2018
- India needs Israel more
- One should be careful before reading too much into the new Indian-Israeli alignment. The real political situation remains complicated.
January 12, 2018
- Macron aspires to be an ally within EU for China
- While Britain undoubtedly remains the primary trade destination of China in Europe, France can prove to be a major ally within EU.
January 9, 2018
- Protectionism is bad for the international order
- Recent acts of protectionism by the United States fly in the face of warming trade relations between China and the European Union, and risk jeopardizing burgeoning economic cooperation.
January 6, 2018
- Order is preferable over chaos in Middle East
- Those who want regime change in Iran should be careful about what they wish for. History is not on their side.
December 31, 2017
- What can we expect in 2018?
- As always as an old year ends and a new one looms, out come the crystal balls to try and predict the future. Despite many ongoing problems, this columnist sees cause for cautious optimism.
December 29, 2017
- EU starts second front against Poland
- A row between the EU and Poland shows just how imperial Brussels is becoming, which is a guaranteed way to widen the divisions and doom the whole European concept to collapse.
December 11, 2017
- Jerusalem and new Middle Eastern fait accompli.
- What Trump did, is geopolitical arson. While in the short term there won't be a major change in the balance of power in the region, the repercussions will come in time.
December 6, 2017
- Arming of Ukraine and Tillerson's meaningless speech
- The U.S. will be unable to commit any more resources or manpower to ideological causes. Tillerson’s speech, for all practical purposes, remains a meaningless and hollow endeavor.
November 22, 2017
- To maintain peace, a soft Brexit for Ireland
- Disagreements over Northern Ireland's exit from the European Union threaten to reignite violence in the region, but discussions of a special economic zone point to a solution.
