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Russia’s Red Sea Base in Sudan Is a Recalibration of Its Intra-Ummah Balancing Act

November 21, 2020

Russia's draft deal to open up a Red Sea naval base in Sudan amounts to a strategic recalibration of its careful “balancing” act between the GCC and Turkey after moving more closely to the latter foll…

Syria’s International Conference on Refugees Is a Masterclass in Balancing

November 17, 2020

Opinion

The kinetic phase of the Hybrid War of Terror on Syria has mostly drawn to a close, as evidenced by the milestone event of the country hosting an international conference on the return of refugees, wh…

India and ASEAN to Create a B&R Alternative?

November 13, 2020

Opinion

Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI or B&R), a global transport and economic project, is well known world-wide. While some countries endorse it, many others consider it a form of Chinese expansi…

The United States Faces Interesting Times

November 4, 2020

Opinion

It doesn’t matter who wins the election due to be held in the United States on Tuesday, 3 November. The lessons of the post-World War II era disclose a number of things, but the first of these is that…

Why isn’t China Intervening in the Events Occurring in Kyrgyzstan?

October 30, 2020

Opinion

Over the past few years, the lion’s share of the countries in Central Asia (CA) have been undergoing a period involving social, economic, and political transformation. The region desperately needs to …

Russia Can Benefit from Azerbaijan’s Strengthened Relations with Iran & Pakistan

October 11, 2020

Opinion

Azerbaijan's recently strengthened relations with Iran and Pakistan following their governments' full support of Baku's territorial integrity in line with four UNSC Resolutions on the matter could gre…

China’s High-Speed Rail Reaches into Southeast Asia

October 8, 2020

Opinion

There is a significant reason why political unrest fueled by US interference is flaring up across Southeast Asia – an attempt at derailing Beijing’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative. Whe…

Trump Is Hellbent on Provoking a New Cold War

October 2, 2020

Opinion

It's not just China that's victimized by Trump's MAGA strategy but Russia as well despite Trump's opponents continuing to claim that he's under the influence of Moscow. Trump's famous promise to “Make…