NATO: a Dangerous Paper Tiger

NATO: a Dangerous Paper Tiger

The Chinese have a genius for pithy expressions and few are more packed with meaning, while immediately understandable, than “paper tiger”. NATO is one, but paper tigers that overestimate their powers can be dangerous. Some Russians are concerned that there are today more hostile troops at the Russian border than at any time since 1941….

America’s Renegade Warfare

America’s Renegade Warfare

Seventy-seven million people in North and South Korea find themselves directly in the line of fire from the threat of a Second Korean War. The rest of the world is recoiling in horror from the scale of civilian casualties such a war would cause and the unthinkable prospect that either side might actually use nuclear weapons….

Iran & Saudi Arabia Saber-Rattling: Who Would Prevail in All-Out War?

Iran & Saudi Arabia Saber-Rattling: Who Would Prevail in All-Out War?

Tensions between Saudi Arabia and regional nemesis Iran are even higher than usual, with Riyadh targeting Tehran ally Hezbollah. If an actual military conflict between the two breaks out, who would have the best chance at prevailing? The regional confrontation between the two nations separated geographically by the narrow Persian Gulf is deeply rooted in…

China and Central Asian States

China and Central Asian States

As the centre of globaldevelopment shifts towards the Asian Pacific Region, the geopolitical importance of Central Asia on the Eurasian continent has only been increasing. China and this extremely vast region, which is rich in various mineral resources, are closely linked both historically and geographically. The peoples residing along the Chinese state border and the…