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Russia’s Taliban Engagement: Strategic Logic, Inherent Contradictions, and Regional Implications
Russia's May 2026 military-technical cooperation agreement with Afghanistan's Taliban government represents a calculated geopolitical calculation rather than ideological alignment. Russia became the first country...
Can Trump’s Critical Minerals Pricing Plan Break China’s Dominance?
The Trump administration is attempting to reshape global critical minerals markets through a Western trading bloc designed to counter China's dominance over minerals essential...
The Pyongyang Diaries: Xi’s North Korea Visit and the North Korea/Russia Axis
Xi Jinping's historic Pyongyang summit, coming after 7 years of limited diplomatic engagement, has been touted as a Chinese effort to bring North Korea...
Somaliland Opens Taiwan Office Amid China and Somalia Pressure
Somaliland has reaffirmed its right to choose its international partners as it opened a new representative office in Taiwan, deepening ties between two politically...
How Moscow’s wartime alliance with Pyongyang is redrawing the map of Northeast Asian power
For decades, the default assumption in Asian geopolitics was simple: if you wanted to understand North Korea, you watched Beijing. China was the lifeline,...
Russia and Syria Discuss New Role for Military Bases After Assad Era
Russia said it is in discussions with Syria over a possible "reformatting" of its military facilities in the country, signaling a potential adjustment to...
Xi Visit Strengthens China North Korea Ties Amid Shifting Regional Alliances
Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a high profile two day visit to North Korea, with both Beijing and Pyongyang portraying the trip as a...
China and North Korea Deepen Strategic Ties as Xi Visits Pyongyang
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to strengthen cooperation in politics, trade, culture, and diplomatic coordination during Xi's...
Xi Declares “New Starting Point” in North Korea Ties
China’s President Xi Jinping has described relations with North Korea as entering a “new historical starting point” ahead of his arrival in Pyongyang for...
Xi Jinping’s Possible North Korea Visit Signals China’s Bid for Diplomatic Control
Reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea next week are significant not because the visit itself is surprising, but because of...