By Patrick Lawrence Given the unexpected pace of events in recent weeks, the end of Syria’s seven-year agony appears to be very near. It is now all but certain that Bashar al-Assad’s […]
What’s going to happen when Assad wins the war in Syria?
New EU-Japan economic, strategic partnership may work better than past efforts
By Bastian Harth In 2001, the European Union and Japan announced an ambitious plan to promote political, security, and trade/economic collaboration in a Joint Action Plan for Cooperation. It accomplished little. The […]
Turkish businesses getting set for Uzbek bonanza
By Altay Atli Uzbekistan is currently going through one of the most remarkable periods of change ever experienced by a post-Soviet republic. Following the passing of the former president, Islam Karimov, in […]
Hamburg: China’s European trade hub
By John J. Metzler As ill trade winds blow across the Pacific from the Trump Administration’s decision to impose tough tariffs on Chinese products, across the Atlantic there’s a growing commercial relationship […]
America’s self-defeating quest for global supremacy
By Ken Moak US President Donald Trump’s trade war against China (and the world) might not be his decision alone. Previous administrations, the US Congress and neoconservatives have made preventing any nation […]
Is India shifting the goalposts in Indo-Pacific debate?
By Swaran Singh India’s participation in the ongoing Indo-Pacific debate and its decision to join the revived Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the US, Japan, India and Australia) have raised concerns in the corridors of power […]
S Korea unveils plan for N Korean economic enrichment
Ideas for the North’s development and regional integration, while ripe with promise, face obstacles and remain dependent on the US and denuclearization By Andrew Salmon South Korea presented its master plan for […]
China’s Polar Silk Road Offers the West a Chance to Escape Post-Industrial Rot
By Jonathon Ludwig China, as a responsible major country, is ready to cooperate with all relevant parties to seize the historic opportunity in the development of the Arctic, to addresses the challenges […]
The Syria connection to Iran, Afghanistan and China
Iranian academic spells out Iran’s position in the Middle East and questions US policy toward the region; amid reports that the Qods force is unlikely to disband, and that Daesh (ISIS) is […]
