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Paradoxes in the Taiwan Strait
During an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on August 18, 2021, President Joe Biden stated, “We made a sacred commitment to Article...
African Union, Israel and the crisis of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
- First: My analysis of the statement of the Israeli embassy in Cairo to deny its role in the Renaissance Dam, and its endorsement...
Taylor & Francis Published China and Eurasia Book Edited by Mher Sahakyan and Heinz Gärtner
Routledge an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group published China and Eurasia Rethinking Cooperation and Contradictions in the Era of Changing World Order...
The CIA’s Strategic Thinking in Afghanistan: 1979 to 2021
Afghanistan has been a priority area for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since the 1950s as a result of the growing influence of the...
“Reconstruction of Afghanistan”: What should Taliban to evince?
To appease Afghan, Taliban itself to play the pivotal role as it has already overrun Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, sooner than originally thought by US...
Comments on the Brussels Summit Communique
The document reveals deep concern about the current security environment, which is assessed as “increasingly complex”, as “pervasive instability” and in general threating to...
Beyond China Containment: On the US’s Recommitment to ASEAN
The US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin became the first high-ranking official to visit Southeast Asia during Biden’s presidency. His last month’s visit to Vietnam,...
Sino-Russian Efforts in Protecting Sovereignty, Social Norms, and National Security in Cyberspace
China and Russia have made cyberspace a national security priority. With the growth of access to the Internet globally, cyberspace is increasingly becoming more...
What starts in Afghanistan does not stay in Afghanistan: China, India, and Iran grapple with the fallout
Taliban advances in Afghanistan shift the Central Asian playing field on which China, India and the United States compete with rival infrastructure-driven approaches. At...
China’s Crypto Market: Digital Yuan as an Alternative to Private Cryptocurrencies
In May–June 2021, China—allegedly to preserve financial stability—banned mining of bitcoin and other crypto assets in such major mining centers as Inner Mongolia, Sichuan,...