Taiwan stands up to Xi
Taiwan can seem like the third rail of international diplomacy. If a country wants a good relationship with China, Beijing has effectively stated, it cannot have a meaningful relationship with Taiwan. Just this week,...
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Unpacking the engagement of nontraditional actors in Africa: China and other emerging players
While China, Europe, and the United States have been intensifying their competition in Africa over the last decade, the next decade is likely to see other players making more prominent moves. Among them, India,...
Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-Wen wins the second term in a landslide victory
Taiwanese re-elected President Tsai Ing-wen by a landslide on Saturday, a stern rebuke to China which has tried both military threats and economic inducements to get the island to accept its rule and potentially...
India allowed Chinese telecom company Huawei to participate in 5G trials
The Indian government has allowed Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co to participate in trials for 5G networks, a company spokesman said on Monday. India’s nod to Huawei comes at a time when the...
Straightening Out Russian Foreign Policy
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Russian foreign policy since the mid-2000s tends to be perceived in contradictory terms: as either a negative for Russia or the product of a grand strategic vision on the part of the...
BRICS countries deem a single cryptocurrency
Speaking on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, which took place in Brazil in mid-November, President of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev came up with a proposal to create a common...
[Book] The Rooster & The Dragon: China’s Game-Plan for Science & Technology Knowledge Innovation
David A. Scott, an American author predicted the Chinese advances in the areas of innovation, long back in 2012 through his book “The Rooster & The Dragon: China’s Game-Plan for Science & Technology Knowledge...
Why Did India Suddenly Pull Out of the World’s Largest Trade Deal?
After seven long years of talks, leaders of 15 Asia-Pacific nations finally reached an agreement on the world’s largest trade deal, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), in Bangkok in November (the RCEP will likely...
Is the United States Meddling in Sino-Indian Ties?
Last month, the Indian Prime Minister had delivered a stunning announcement to Beijing. Delhi had selected to opt-out of current negotiations on a regional multi-party trade deal known as RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership),...
Canada’s use of Huawei 5G would hamper its access to U.S. intelligence: NSA Robert O’Brien
The U.S. national security adviser urged Canada on Saturday not to use Huawei 5G technology, saying that doing so would put in jeopardy intelligence sharing with the United States and expose Canadians to being...
