PRC will never be content until India is reduced to economic distress and societal chaos, for this is the only country in Asia that can upset China’s primacy in Asia. Whether during the Clinton or subsequent eras, the fact that the USSR had been replaced by 1992 with the Russian Federation made scant difference …
Xi Jinping’s Third Term: What does it hold for Taiwan?
The much-anticipated 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was held on October 16, 2022. It was an important event given the fact that the world was curious to see what the composition of the Chinese central leadership would be for the next five years. One of the most debated questions prior to …
Quad confronts the need for redefining itself and its rules
The US under President Biden appears to regard the Quad as needing to evolve into a subsidiary of NATO. The White House has lately been acting in a manner which suggests that they believe NATO needs to guarantee security not just in Europe but in Asia as well. Almost every week, a new headline …
The Russia-Ukraine Conflict in Cyberspace: Questions and Concerns
On February 21, 2022 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of the Russian dominated Luhansk and the Donetsk regions in eastern Ukraine which have been challenging Kiev’s sovereignty, and sent troops in to “keep the peace”. Subsequently, two days later Russia launched a “special military operation” in Ukraine to “demilitarize and denazify” the country. …
Reality begins to Overtake Assumptions Made by NATO during Ukraine War
If Ukraine and its luckless people are ‘winning’, it is beyond imagination to fathom what defeat would look like. Repeated efforts of the geographically diminished successor to the USSR, the Russian Federation, to enter the EU and even NATO were serially rebuffed by the North Atlantic alliance. Efforts at joining the EU and its …
The Geopolitical Ramifications of Japan’s Declining Demography
The importance of the impact of the recent trend of demographic decline, among developed countries, on the emerging state of geopolitics cannot be underestimated. In the past, states were able to overcome the disadvantages of a small population by relying on innovation, technology and strategy, as evidenced by the rise of empires under relatively small …
Huawei Finds Itself in Peril in the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict
China’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict is increasingly being discussed globally. Despite worldwide condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Chinese government, at every instance, failed to condemn Russia’s so-called “special military intervention” in Ukraine, and is rather alleged to provide support for Putin’s actions. China has abstained from voting at the United Nations Security …
President Biden, India is not shaky, your Base is
Why the leadership of NATO is eager to convert a European country into another Syria, Libya or Afghanistan is unclear. The more things change, they say, the more they remain the same. There were several from the professional and business classes who fled Iraq under Saddam Hussein to safer locations. Over the years, since …
Argentina’s Accession to the Belt and Road: China Strengthens Its Presence in the Western Hemisphere
Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez, on 6 February 2022, had agreed to joining China’s Belt and Road initiative during his visit to Beijing for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. This represents a watershed moment for China in Latin America, as it enables China to make deeper inroads into the region. Argentina may be the …
NATO Stumbling towards War with Russia
Alternate reality seems to have infected Atlanticist media as much as it has officialdom in NATO capitals. Apart from those who live in a reality manufactured by themselves, it has been some time since the concept of war was expanded to include hybrid and unconventional warfare. Judged by this standard, which is far more …