Pakistan’s Successful SCO Summit Shouldn’t Be Spun As aSuccess for Shehbaz Sharif Personally

Pakistan’s Successful SCO Summit Shouldn’t Be Spun As aSuccess for Shehbaz Sharif Personally

What will always remain most important to President Putin and his government as a whole are inter-state relations between Russia and its partners irrespective of whoever leads the latter, whether it’s a multipolar-oriented visionary like former Prime Minister Khan or a US-installed placeholder like incumbent Prime Minister Sharif. Two notable Pakistani journalists have interpreted their…

Even John Kirby Sometimes Gets It Right About Russia, But for the Wrong Reasons

Even John Kirby Sometimes Gets It Right About Russia, But for the Wrong Reasons

Kirby inadvertently spilled the beans about the fact that the SCO isn’t an “alliance” unlike what the Golden Billion’s perception managers have falsely claimed because he expected that it would advance his follow-up point twisting the Chinese and Indian leaders’ words in an anti-Russian way. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby surprisingly…

Why Did President Putin Downplay the Importance of His Meeting with President Xi?

Why Did President Putin Downplay the Importance of His Meeting with President Xi?

Their meeting was actually pretty important, just not in the way that many in the Alt-Media Community expected nor the reporter who phrased his question to the Russian leader in the particular way that he did by focusing on the geostrategic aspect of their ties. Many in the Alt-Media Community (AMC) expected that President Putin’s…

‘Samarkand Spirit’ to be Driven by ‘Responsible Powers’ Russia and China

‘Samarkand Spirit’ to be Driven by ‘Responsible Powers’ Russia and China

Amidst serious tremors in the world of geopolitics, it is so fitting that this year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) heads of state summit should have taken place in Samarkand – the ultimate Silk Road crossroads for 2,500 years. When in 329 BC Alexander the Great reached the then Sogdian city of Marakanda, part of the…

The Significance of the SCO’s Samarkand Summit

The Significance of the SCO’s Samarkand Summit

Observers have plenty to be optimistic about ahead of this week’s major multipolar event. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will hold its next summit in the ancient Uzbek city of Samarkand from 15-16 September, which will see the personal attendance of all the group’s leaders. This includes Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin,…

Asia’s Future Takes Shape in Vladivostok, The Russian Pacific

Asia’s Future Takes Shape in Vladivostok, The Russian Pacific

The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok is one of the indispensable annual milestones for keeping up not only with the complex development process of the Russian Far East but major plays for Eurasia integration. Mirroring an immensely turbulent 2022, the current theme in Vladivostok is ‘On the Path to a Multipolar World.’ Russian President…