All Roads (and Railways) Leading to China… and the West Ain’t Happy

All Roads (and Railways) Leading to China… and the West Ain’t Happy

China’s ascendant global power is showing up the increasingly bankrupt condition of the United States and its Western allies. China is succeeding where the British, French and Japanese imperialist powers failed. This year saw the full operation of the China-Laos Railway, the first link in an ambitious Pan-Asian Rail Network that will integrate eight Southeast…

Russian-Vietnamese Relations Are a Model for Cooperation Between Big & Medium Countries

Russian-Vietnamese Relations Are a Model for Cooperation Between Big & Medium Countries

The emerging pattern is that Russian-Vietnamese relations represent a model for cooperation between big and medium countries wherein the first-mentioned helps the second relieve pressure upon it from one or the other superpower, in this case China. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visited Vietnam en route to Bali to attend a G20 Summit, during which time…

The Russian-Vietnamese Strategic Partnership Advances Moscow’s Greater Eurasian Vision

The Russian-Vietnamese Strategic Partnership Advances Moscow’s Greater Eurasian Vision

It’s the case study which proves the concept being put forth, namely that the Kremlin can responsibly ‘balance’ very sensitive and complex affairs all across the Eurasian supercontinent. The wider the awareness becomes of that country’s success in this respect, the quicker that its grand strategic vision will unfold, which will in turn accelerate the…

Indian Air Force to Train Vietnamese Pilots to Fly Sukhoi Su-30 Jets

Indian Air Force to Train Vietnamese Pilots to Fly Sukhoi Su-30 Jets

Vietnamese pilots will be trained by Indian Air Force instructors in Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets amid bilateral efforts to boost defense ties, Indian media report. Su-30s, in similar versions, form the key part of both countries’ airpower. An agreement to train Vietnam Air Force pilots in India was reached at a meeting between Indian…