Articles
US Media
Quoted in the International Business Times, explaining the seemingly mixed signals from Philippines on the issue of relations with China, national sovereignty, and maritime security in the South China Sea.
International Media
My article in Kyiv Post documents the history of relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia, explains the political and economic interests challenging US foreign policy, particularly on Ukraine, and addresses the issue of Moscow’s effort to hijack US-Saudi relations through the Old Guard in KSA and through the spread of disinformation. Worth reading if you want to get past the noise in the media and among political mobs on this issue.
Interviewed by Sky News Arabia about the first official trip of China’s new FM to Africa, emphasizing Sino-African relations, the Great Power competition throughout the continent, how China is using the opportunity to reassert its political, economic, and military interests, why it’s likely to prevail against US and France in the short term, and also mention Japan as an interesting new player.
Quoted in UK’s Automotive World magazine on the subject of supply chain disruptions in car production as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and how the OEMs are responding to these challenges. (Behind a paywall).
I get a chance to tell my side of the story with my permanent Twitter ban in this Cybernews article, which discusses the controversy of the use of AI in linguistics and in propaganda/disinformation, and whether human troll armies or automated programs writing propaganda texts are more effective (you’ll have to read the whole article & draw your own conclusions from the evidence). I explain how trolls were able to mass report my account, steal my identity, and convince Twitter that I’m the impostor!
Quoted in a second article in UK’s Automotive World magazine, this time discussing how the shortage of the raw materials resulting from sanctions on Russia and the Russia-Ukraine war is impacting automakers, as well as the effect of company layoffs and other concerns. Will these developments contribute to a recession?
Azerbaijani Media and South Caucasus Issues
- Excellent discussion with Ismail Djalilov about Russian propaganda and South Caucasus, as well as more generally the relative effectiveness of it, who is most affected, the state of Russian liberal opposition and media outlets, and the misconceptions regarding Azerbaijan-Armenia issues.
https://news.day.az/politics/1527733.html - My comments about President Aliyev’s recent speech criticizing the UN and pushing for reforms to the Security Council, and why, while I consider these comments legitimate, these changes are never going to happen. The future, I opine, lies in parallel structures and regional alliances.
The Washington Outsider Report on The Coalition Radio Network
Ep. 72
Interview with Eric Shiraev from CARP (Character Assassination and Reputation Politics). We discussed whether political psychology can help us make any determinations about political leaders outside unscientific speculations, whether the academia can help develop a response to Kremlin’s propaganda to Russian university students, as well as the role of the academic approach in information warfare.