The US Central Intelligence Agency recently turned 75. I have my reasons to wish it doesn’t see another birthday My initial introduction to the CIA was through the medium of film and literature. The spy versus spy mystique was alluringly romantic, with a definite ‘good versus evil’ vibe. I grew up, after all, during the…

Belgrade – which has its own separatist issue with Kosovo – says it believes the votes violate international law Serbia will not recognize the results of the referendums in the Donbass republics and Moscow-held territories of southern Ukraine on joining Russia, its Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic has said.

The West’s exceptionalism has fueled multiple aggressive wars over the past decades, but the world order is changing, the top diplomat says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke at the 77th UN General Assembly on Saturday, explaining Russia’s stance on key international issues, including Moscow’s relationship with the West and the ongoing conflict with Ukraine.…