US and China dig in heels ahead of Alaska meetup
17 March Written by Tsukasa Hadano Ahead of the first face-to-face, or mask-to-mask, engagement between the Biden administration and China in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday, each side still seeks to impose its own framing. On Tuesday, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense…
Asia is a priority for U.S. foreign policy as Washington shores up alliances
17 March Written by Saheli Roy Choudhury The Indo-Pacific is set to play a much bigger role in U.S. foreign policy, with Asia being a top priority, according to political experts. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are…
The Arctic Silk Road: Belt And Road In North Dimention. Fight For The North
16 March Written by Maria Swanson Today the Arctic is one of the world’s key regions both economically and in terms of military security. The melting of glaciers opens up not only previously inaccessible territories, but also prospects for global economic and geopolitical rivalry in…
Political parties have been shaken by populism but not stirred
16 March Written by Birgitta Ohlsson During the last decade it has been very tempting for political parties — even in established mature democracies — to blend this toxic political cocktail on authoritarian leadership and wide-ranging versions of political populism. In Shakespeare’s infamous play, Macbeth,…
China’s biggest political meeting unveils long-term policy initiatives
15 March Written by Robert Callan China’s highest-profile political meeting of the year concluded on Thursday, with the government laying out economic plans to manage risks now that a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is well under way. Here’s what we learned from the weeklong…
Countries should be able to make their own political choices: PM Modi, Biden, Morrison, Suga in joint op-ed
14 March Written by Sandy Parker The leaders of the four-nation Quad have reaffirmed that they are striving to ensure that the Indo-Pacific is accessible, dynamic and governed by international law and bedrock principles such as freedom of navigation and peaceful resolution of disputes, and…
Political Shifts In U.S. And Europe Bring Clean Energy Supply Chains To The Fore
13 March Written by Robert Rapier Over the past decade, no major energy source has grown faster than solar power. According to the 2020 BP Statistical Review of World Energy, installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity has grown at an average annual rate of over 42%…
Russians increase affinity to China; multipolarity enhanced
12 March Written by Sam Lander A recent joint Chicago Council on Global Affairs-Levada Analytical Center survey finds that the Russian public sees little downside to the growing bilateral relationship with China. According to the survey, three out of four Russians polled express a favorable…
The US should support Turkish-Azerbaijani strategic partnership
11 March Written by Taras Kuzio The US has been absent from the South Caucasus for the last decade, under presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. But the election of US President Joe Biden opens up an opportunity for the US to support the Turkish-Azerbaijan…
Lavrov in Saudi Arabia to take advantage of Biden’s mistakes
10 March Written by Tracy Johnson An informed Saudi source said that the Gulf tour by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, which began Monday, coincides with a Saudi effort to recalibrate its relationship with the United States. The source added in a statement to the…