Putin, Xi Cement Ties In Face Of Western Pressure
Russia and China should stand firm in rejecting Western interference and defending each other’s security interests, presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping agreed in a video call. Read More Here
Great Protocol Politics
The 21st century doesn’t belong to China, the United States, or Silicon Valley. It belongs to the internet. Read More Here
The Growing Danger Of U.S. Ambiguity On Taiwan
Over the past year, the questions of whether China will forcibly move against Taiwan and how best to deter Chinese aggression have moved to the center of debates about U.S. foreign policy. This is due to a combination of factors. Read More Here
An ‘Alt-Jihad’ Is Rising On Social Media
The playbook of the “alt-right” is guiding a new generation of fringe jihadists, showing just how complicated extremism is about to become online. Read More Here
Is The Africa-China Relationship At Its Lowest Or Highest Level Yet?
A focus on a supposed drop in Chinese financing overlooks the commitment to strengthen relations in other key areas of importance to African leaders. Read More Here
Xi Jinping’s New World Order
In Xi’s vision, a unified and resurgent China would be on par with or would surpass the United States. China is the preeminent power in Asia, and its maritime domain has expanded to include control over contested areas in the East China and South China Seas. Read More Here
How Islamist Fundamentalists Get Away With Murder In Pakistan
Jihadist ideology and the radical Islamism the blasphemy law has spawned is unlikely to be uprooted altogether—for it is the sole source of domestic and regional leverage for Pakistan’s rulers. Read More Here
Gwadar Protests Highlight CPEC’s Achilles’ Heel
The mass protests reflect six years of disappointment and resentment on the part of locals who have seen no benefit from Chinese investment projects. Read More Here
Biden’s Democracy Summit Could Backfire
Looking for a silver lining from COVID-19? Here’s one: Due to the pandemic, the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy will be online only. Why is that a good thing? Because it will minimise the amount of scarce presidential and staff time devoted to what is at best a secondary activity. Read More Here
Why China, Russia And US Won’t Save The Taliban
With nearly half of the Afghan population facing famine as the war-torn nation’s winter weather starts to bite, the West, China and Russia could tacitly contribute to a humanitarian crisis through their collective failure to provide the Taliban with desperately needed aid. Read More Here
