Contractors and Mercenaries will Live on after the US Leaves Iraq and Afghanistan
ExxonMobil is currently the lead contractor at the West Qurnah oilfield in cooperation with China’s PetroChina.
Turkey’s UAV Breakthrough Creates Another Path to MENA
When these two factors are considered together, it becomes apparent that the Turkish leap in the UAV technology will earn some of the share that was long preserved by the West and China - the new Eastern contender.
New Delhi’s Multilateral Approach to Afghanistan
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But now that the Taliban anticipates victory, it sees little or no advantage in forging close diplomatic ties with New Delhi, especially given neighboring Pakistan, China and Iran, along with Russia have each expressed a willingness to accept and normalize a future Taliban controlled Afghan government.
Understanding the Tunisian Coup: Actors and Implications
The Americans are not interested much in competing with France for influence in Tunisia, and have far more important issues such as Afghanistan, Iraq, China, Russia, and COVID-19.
The Gamesmanship of Straits in Global Politics
, Saudi Arabia concerning its fight against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, and China with its economic interests Arab Peninsula.
‘America is back’; So What? On Why the United States is Losing the World
Read: Will the United States Contain Russia or China, or Both?Predictably, AEI was one of the loudest voices urging for a war and invasion of Iraq prior to that calamitous decision by the George W.
Indigenous Sovereignty & Canadian Settler Colonialism
China is not recognizing even that there is a problem.
Why Is Turkey Involving Itself in Post-US Afghanistan?
In addition, after China, Turkey has been the biggest exporter of weapons to Pakistan.
Debates Heat Up As Iranians Elect Their New President
Read: China-Iran Treaty: Hydrocarbons Bring the Old Friends CloserRaisi is also sanctioned by the European Union.
Colombians Took to the Streets to Face Taxation, But It Will Not Stop There
Read: With US Investors Fleeing Latin America, China Steps InAll of this is happening in front of the police personnel with the evident complicity of the official forces.
The Quad and Japanese Nationalism: The Genie Is out of the Bottle
and China has been escalating, and is more and more referred to as a new Cold War.
Cryptocurrencies in the Middle East: Investment Surrounded by Risk
Most mining farms work in China, where electricity price is widely cheaper than in Europe and the U.
The Great Reconfiguration of Global Supply Chains
plans to undermine China’s standing in the international order.
India and Pakistan: Are the Two Rivals Becoming Friends?
is intended to contain China as its hegemony is under threat.
The Great Turan: Russia’s Concerns about Turkey’s Growing Reputation in Caucasus and Central Asia
Read: Why Russia and China Protect Myanmar’s Military Regime
Russian elites are concerned that in the case of internal crises, these sentiments (separatism/secessionism) could recur, now under the banner of pan-Turkic ideology.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: War at the Door or Another Russian Roar?
Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States with a desire to contain Russia and China, contrary to his predecessor Donald Trump who is widely criticized for doing nothing to block Russia’s growing influence.
What’s behind Joe Biden’s “Armenian Genocide” Statement?
Why did Biden add another thorny issue to the bilateral relations between Washington and Ankara, which are already at a low, at a time when he wants to contain Russia’s and China’s increasing influence? How will Washington’s unilateral actions against Turkey effect that policy? And, most importantly, should Turkey consider Biden’s statement as a serious affair?
The horrific events that took place in 1915, during the last years of the Ottoman Empire, and how to identify them has been a problem between the U.
Diplomatic Expulsion: Resurgence of A Cold-War Era Norm?
’s greatest enemies, second only to China.
Russia’s Changing Relationship with India: Arms Talk
uring the Cold War era, the Soviet Union was a staunch ally of India, with Moscow viewing the sub-continent nation as a bulwark against China and a cornerstone to expanding its empire into the Asia Pacific region, where the U.
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.
