India and the S-400: US CAATSA Sanctions or a Waiver at the Door?
The hesitancy and the discord of the Cold War years have been replaced with growing strategic convergences, particularly as regards perceptions of an increasingly aggressive China.
An Insider Perspective on the Afghanistan Peace Talks
Colm Quinn, a foreign policy journalist, rightly reports that the letter indicates three ways for future endeavors to bring peace to Afghanistan: to “move matters more fundamentally and quickly” towards peace, holding ministerial-level talks between representatives from Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, and India together with the United States to discuss a “unified approach”; a senior-level meeting between the Taliban and the Afghan government hosted by Turkey to take place “in the coming weeks”; and a proposal to implement a 90-day reduction in violence intended to prevent a spring offensive by the Taliban.
Ship Attacks in the Persian Gulf: Another Manifestation of an Iranian-Israeli Proxy War?
Energy supply and transit security
The role of energy diplomacy in the foreign policy of China, Russia, and the United States towards the Middle East is becoming more prominent.
Biden-Putin Diplomacy: A Push-Me-Pull-You Game?
But as Russia still dominates the post-Soviet space, borders with China (the top U.
South Korea in the Middle East: More Than Usual Business
Read: China-US Competition in the Asia-Pacific Will Grow Stronger With the RCEP
Korean Economic Ties to the Middle East
Korean influence in the Middle East is equally vital as in the field of the economy.
Supported by the US, Ukraine is Once Again Dreaming of NATO
Read: NATO Emphasizes Unity without Consensus but China May Change ThisWhile the political quarrel continues to escalate, videos appeared on social media showing NATO tanks entering Ukraine through Poland and heading to the front line.
Diverging Views on the Military’s Interference in Pakistani Politics
Asim Saleem Bajwa was appointed by Khan as the chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) authority and Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Bilal Akbar, is a former three-star general.
Separation in the Age of Remote and Robotic War
They index their progress according to sanitizing classifications of the human-machine interface that foretell a gradual yet linear ejection of settlers from the machinations of martial governance, progressing from “humans in the loop” where soldiers are involved in the selection and execution of targets, to the “closed-loops” of full machine autonomy where target identification and elimination is strictly an algorithmic process executed by mechanical agents.
Where Does Libya Fit in Biden’s Foreign Policy Priorities?
There is much debate about what this “foreign policy for the middle class” will look like, but you can be sure that the administration will be focusing on ending the “forever wars” and attempting to more substantively pivot away from the Middle East toward Asia and competition with China, a goal that proved elusive during previous administrations.
India is Lobbying to Put Pakistan on FATF’s Black-list: Will it Succeed?
These efforts however have not produced the desired outcome India perhaps had hoped for, partly it is said due to the fact that since Islamabad’s inclusion in the grey-list three years ago, Pakistan has been assisted by Turkey, China, and Malaysia.
Where Do Gulf States Stand on Syria’s Decade-Old Conflict?
This pits most NATO countries against Russia and China.
The Pope’s Visit to Iraq: How the KRG Tainted Its Message of Hope
Read: What Is China’s Endgame in Northern Iraq?On the other hand, to achieve peace, the ayatollah has shown a preference to dialogue with the pope: the former signed a tacit pact of collaboration, which sounds like a subtle accusation against Tehran.
Change Is Inevitable in Iran: How the Four-Decade-Old System Has Become Outdated
However, from the point of view of pure geopolitics, countries like Russia and China are pleased with the Iranian approach to world affairs.
Peace Talks and Afghanistan’s Future: Three Scenarios
Russia hosted a two-day summit on Afghan peace with the participation of Afghanistan (Taliban and the government), China, Pakistan, and the United States.
The Afghan Factor in Biden’s Iran Foreign Policy
Interestingly, Blinken called for the foreign ministers and envoys from Iran plus a number of other countries (China, India, Pakistan, and Russia) to join the US in discussing a “unified approach to supporting peace in Afghanistan”.
Suicide Bombings in Iraq: A Return to Security Chaos?
Read: What Is China’s Endgame in Northern Iraq?In Iraqi society’s memory, suicide bombings are associated with targeting voting stations, a reoccurring phenomenon of the past years, and, and therefore, their reappearance might affect voter participation in the elections.
How Djibouti Surrounded Itself by Military Bases
Djibouti hosts military bases belonging to Germany, Spain, Italy, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and Saudi Arabia at a very little distance from one another.
Myanmar’s Once Nationalist Military Has Just Lost the Nation
It has burned entire ethnic minority villages, forcibly relocated villagers into controllable areas, or simply violently deported them across the borders into neighboring Thailand, India, or China.
Biden Places MBS under Pressure, But Keeps Him for the Future
Moreover, any attempt to banish MBS may have resulted in his pursuit of closer relations with China and Russia to abandon the kingdom’s traditional alliance with the U.
Why Is Violence Back to the Streets of Afghanistan?
Read: NATO Emphasizes Unity without Consensus but China May Change ThisImplying that neighboring countries have their definition of peace for Afghanistan.
