President Xi Jinping projects China as a ‘benevolent power’ but at the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi the ‘Quad’ nations lined up against him By Pepe Escobar The West’s notions of history and geography […]
Beijing’s strategic priority is to prevent ETIM fighters exiled in Afghanistan crossing the Wakhan Corridor to carry out operations in Xinjiang By Pepe Escobar The latest plot twist in the endless historical […]
Political tensions haven’t been able to stop Russian-European cooperation in advanced aeronautics via the RUMBLE program. What’s at stake is the creation of new guidelines for the return of supersonic civil aviation […]
Hand-wringing about a ‘democracy deficit’ notwithstanding, the real aim is to counter China’s growing presence in the Indian Ocean By M.K. Bhadrakumar Developments in Maldives have begun unfolding according to script. India, […]
By Emanuele Scimia A new battle is taking shape on the world scene. It does not contemplate the use of cannons, warships, bombs or any other weaponry. Neither does it provide for […]
Maritime expert terms Beijing’s polar initiative constructive, others disagree; Chinese sovereign funds seen investing in world’s latest emerging market By Doug Tsuruoka China’s State Council issued an Arctic white paper on January 26 outlining […]
Karelian White Sea site; ‘Polar Silk Road’ connection Chinese energy construction firm Sinomec is keen on investing in an offshore wind power project in the White Sea being built by Russia’s Republic […]
Association of Southeast Asian Nations and India’s newly announced ‘Delhi Declaration’ puts maritime security at the forefront of relations By Richard Javad Heydarian In what has been described as “the most significant […]
Ex-top brass appeal to new King Vajiralongkorn to bless building the long-envisioned Kra canal; China is keen to start digging General Saiyud Kerdphol, the military engineer of Thailand’s winning Cold War-era anticommunism […]
NATO member Turkey appears to be straining the patience of allies with its operation in Syria’s northwest – but just how far can the ties stretch before they snap? Turkey’s “anti-terrorist” operation […]
At Davos and an ASEAN-India summit, the prime minister put New Delhi’s economic diplomacy back in the front seat By M.K. Bhadrakumar India’s economic diplomacy bounced back to center stage this […]
Report submitted on vital ‘Arctic railroad’ link that could be part of a ‘maritime silk route in the north’ By Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large Supporters of an ambitious plan to build […]
Turkey’s attack on US-backed Kurds this week comes as a new set of economic relationships emerges to bankroll Ankara’s regional ambitions By David P. Goldman Turkey’s “Olive Branch” incursion against Kurdish […]
By Giovanni Di Lieto The revived trade agreement now known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has finally made it across the finish line. It’s a considerable […]
German economist, Martin Heipertz, spent several years in Kosovo as deputy head of the industrial and financial sector of the International Civilian Office, which later evolved into an EU mission in the […]
Russia’s Far East is seeking to attract foreign investment from the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. While China and South Korea have jumped at the opportunity to boost business ties with Russia, […]
Wade Shepard The place was literally and figuratively a crossroads. It wasn’t just the point where north-south highways and rail lines met their east-west compliments but the turning point of an entire […]
The approval of genetically modified Huahui No.1 rice by the US Food and Drug Administration paves the way for the Chinese GMO product to the international market. Speaking to Sputnik, Na Zhongyuan, […]
After 15 years of development and construction, India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) is nearing completion. The project is a testament to India’s resolve to rely on renewable sources of energy in […]
