2022: Xi Jinping’s Annus Horribilis or Annus Mirabilis?
At the end of his first 5-year term, Xi is said to have tricked the party elites into letting him “hijack” power beyond two...
Is ‘NATO-ization’ of Finland the end of ‘Finlandization’ in Europe?
The brutal Russia-Ukraine war threatening to go on for “as long as it takes” is believed to be why Finland and Sweden sought NATO...
Did China place a losing bet on Russia?
Early in the Russia-Ukraine war, having placed the bet on Vladimir Putin, China was declared by most international analysts as among the war’s biggest losers....
Global Economy: Reducing “China-Dependence” Is Not Practical. Nor Feasible
The US fears of global economic “over-reliance” on China have failed to result in a desirable shift away from “Made in China” to “Made...
The World after the War in Ukraine: How China’s “good” war is turning “ugly”
Neither CPC leaders nor China’s state-sponsored international affairs think tank scholars indicated before February 24 if they had any idea of unpredictable and cascading...
BRI and the ‘Indo-Pacific’ Strategy: Geopolitical vs. Geostrategic
The new US Indo-Pacific Strategy document released in February has two interesting components, one overt and one covert. The document overtly declares the US...
Japan-US-Korea Alliance: Beijing Fears New Security Architecture in East Asia
South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol shares three common things with Japan’s recently elected PM Fumio Kishida – conservative leaning, hostility towards North Korea, and...
IR Theories, Political Discourse and Ukraine, …and War Rages On
After 28 days and 5 rounds of failed Russia-Ukraine military-level talks since the Kremlin launched “Special Military Operation” on Ukraine, it is business as...
Russian War on Ukraine Is Strafing China’s BRI
As compared with the Russian annexation of Crimea eight years ago, in the current Ukrainian war crisis not only China’s stakes are high but...
Russian War on Ukraine: When will Xi say to Putin: Hey, you are on your own on this
China’s abstinence in the UN Security Council vote on Ukraine last Sunday has generated mixed reactions: supporters of Beijing have welcomed it saying “China...