China Beware, Russia-Ukraine War Unified EU and NATO As Never Before
To that end, the establishment of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or QUAD, which includes the U.
Russia-Ukraine War: Why India, Israel, and Pakistan Have Chosen Silence
-led Quad in Asia, India has maintained a unique and privileged strategic relationship with Russia.
Will Sweden and Finland Join NATO amid the Russia-Ukraine War?
Read: What Does the Current Ukraine Crisis Mean for Stockholm?Historically, Sweden has walked a very fine line that defies its claim to neutrality or non-alignment, for example sending arms to Finland during the Winter War, Swedish volunteers serving in the Nazi SS (Protection Squadron), or deporting Baltic civilians and soldiers back to the waiting Soviet NKVD, the predecessor to the KGB.
How to Read Military and Trade Relations between China and Israel
Read: US-Indonesia Maritime Collaboration in the South China Sea: Harbinger of an Expanded Quad-Plus?Multifaceted partnerships have been formed between China and Israel in technology, trade, services, investments, and commercial tourism as well as the organization of dozens of events, receiving delegations of commercial establishments on a yearly basis, and establishing contacts with giant Chinese companies.
Another Sakoku? Japan’s Ongoing Stagnation Is Closing the Country
Read: The Quad and Japanese Nationalism: The Genie Is out of the BottleFor example, from November 2021, fully vaccinated foreigners could come to Japan for business purposes – only for business purposes – self-isolating “exceptionally” for three days instead of the usual fourteen.
The Myth of Apolitical China: Why the West Refuses to Accept China’s Superpower Status
Read: US-Indonesia Maritime Collaboration in the South China Sea: Harbinger of an Expanded Quad-Plus?That in mind, China has also taken many steps that are unmistakably ‘political’ even from the selective definition of western intelligentsia.
AUKUS and Its Potential Implications for the MENA Region
The most significant impact of AUKUS on the MENA security complex is expected to be observed in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Gang’s All Here: New Western Imperialism in the South China Sea
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Like the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, commonly known as the Quad, an alliance bringing together the U.
Hindutva Radicalization of the Indian Cricket Team
Gautam Gambhir, another former cricketer and now BJP lawmaker, wrote, “Those bursting crackers on Pak winning can’t be Indian!”
More revealing is that neither the current Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli nor senior members of the squad have come forward to publicly defend their besieged Muslim teammate, Mohammad Shami.
Jens Stoltenberg on the Rise of China: Is NATO Pivoting to the Indo-Pacific?
Read: The Quad and Japanese Nationalism: The Genie Is out of the BottleFor instance, it is notable that Chinese infrastructure funding is granted with the expectation that recipients of such investment reciprocate through the adoption of pro-Beijing quid pro quos.
Iran Outsources War and Rules States by Proxy
Iran’s proxies are not only active in the “Shia Crescent” stretching from Iran to the Mediterranean Sea, but they also…
Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?
Read: US-Indonesia Maritime Collaboration in the South China Sea: Harbinger of an Expanded Quad-Plus?Last year, the Pentagon released a report into China’s military and development capabilities, saying, Chinese security forces continue to “lack a robust deep-water anti-submarine warfare capability.
China-US Rivalries after the Afghan War
The league of democracies, in turn, will overlap with an emerging naval alliance—The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—committed to preserving free and open seas in the combined waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific.
‘America is back’; So What? On Why the United States is Losing the World
”Read: US-Indonesia Maritime Collaboration in the South China Sea: Harbinger of an Expanded Quad-Plus?Platitudes and wishful thinking aside, the U.
Colombians Took to the Streets to Face Taxation, But It Will Not Stop There
The police has focused exclusively on repressing the protests while these armed civilians remind Colombians of the nightmare of paramilitary squads, which sadly are far from being the ghosts the times past.
The Great Reconfiguration of Global Supply Chains
also formed the Quad group consisting of the United States, Australia, Japan, and India to steer them away from falling heavily under Chinese influence.
India and Pakistan: Are the Two Rivals Becoming Friends?
As India is a member of the Quad (U.
An Axis of Evil: Why Russia and China Protect Myanmar’s Military Regime
Geostrategically, Russia has few allies in Asia as India, its former ally, is now increasingly tied to the United States via the Indo-Pacific (military) alliance known as The Quad, or the US-led Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, an informal strategic alliance of USA, Japan, India and Australia Therefore, protecting the Myanmar military unconditionally is protecting both Moscow’s pocket and its strategic toehold in mainland Southeast Asia.
“False peace only postpones conflict”: An Interview with Danny Morrison of the Bobby Sands Trust
There was also solidarity between the Irish Republican movement and those in Central America, fighting against the CIA-sponsored gangs and murder squads.
Russia’s Changing Relationship with India: Arms Talk
While Russia currently provides India with 49 percent of its military imports, its closer ties with Pakistan, along with China’s increasing hostility towards India promise to reset future arms deals between the two countries, as noted by former Indian National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon, who warned last week that the India-China relationship will be marked by “hard times” over the next five to ten years, particularly because of India’s move to join the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), a fledgling or potential NATO like security agreement between it and the US, Japan and Australia.
