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China's Defense Policy: questions and answers

11:09 01.08.2019 Vladimir Petrovsky

China's Defense Policy: questions and answers

The Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China has published a paper titled the White Paper “National Defense in New Era”. The document is designed to become a response of the Chinese leadership to other countries’ fears over the growing military power of the PRC. The …

East and West Merge at the 14th Chekhov International Theatre Festival

11:51 12.07.2019 Elena Rubinova

East and West Merge at the 14th Chekhov International Theatre Festival

Shanghai Ballet. “Echoes of Eternity” staged by Patrick de Bana The14th Chekhov International Theatre Festival, the largest theatre event of a kind in Russia, is in full swing. Better known to a broader audience in the country and beyond under the name of the Chekhovsky Festival, it has long become …

A new world without “old” rules? (Potential results of US exit from INF treaty)

11:41 10.06.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

A new world without “old” rules? (Potential results of US exit from INF treaty)

On May 30, President Vladimir Putin submitted to parliament a bill on suspending the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF). With Washington having failed to respond to Moscow’s proposals to resolve existing differences concerning the treaty, Russia has been forced to respond to President Donald Trump’s …

Indo-China integration meets Cambodia’s interests

12:23 14.05.2019 Vladislav Gulevich

Indo-China integration meets Cambodia’s interests

Cambodia, which is located between Thailand and Vietnam and has a 440-kilometer coastal zone which is separated from the rest of the country by a mountain ridge, is in need of a “third neighbor” in order to survive economically and politically, and for improving its export opportunities.Pnomh Penh’s hopes for …

New plans for "star wars" or bluff to wear out foes?

11:08 11.04.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

New plans for "star wars" or bluff to wear out foes?

On March 27, the Indian leadership announced a successful destruction by a missile launched from the ground of a space satellite positioned at an altitude of about 300 km. According to Western media reports, thus the number of countries that have successfully tested anti-satellite weapons technology has increased to four …

China: via Portugal into Africa and Latin America

13:08 09.04.2019 Vladislav Gulevich

China: via Portugal into Africa and Latin America

Portugal is a major geographical link in the European leg of China’s New Silk Road project (NSR). A visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Lisbon on December 4-5, 2018 produced seventeen cooperation agreements thereby reaffirming the two parties' readiness to expand economic partnership (1).China is Portugal’s top trading partner …

Who will assemble a new “big puzzle” in the Asia-Pacific region

11:05 25.02.2019 Vladimir Petrovsky

Who will assemble a new “big puzzle” in the Asia-Pacific region

The 2019 Security Conference in Munich attracted so much attention not only due to the top-notch lineup of participants, but also to the keynote report released by the organizers as a curtain-raiser for the high-profile gathering.Titled “The Great Puzzle: Who Will Pick Up the Pieces?" the Munich Security Report (MSR) …

China and US keep a close eye on Greenland

10:48 18.02.2019 Vladislav Gulevich

China and US keep a close eye on Greenland

Greenland is mulling independence. While enjoying wide autonomy within the Kingdom of Denmark with its own parliament since 2009,. Greenland still faces two serious economic problems standing on its way to full-fledged sovereignty, namely the need to make itself less dependent on financial assistance from Copenhagen ($620 million), and reduce …

India and the Indo-Pacific: challenges and near-future agenda

11:54 04.02.2019 Vladislav Gulevich

India and the Indo-Pacific: challenges and near-future agenda

The coming into use of the term “Indo-Pacific Region” suggests the growing economic and strategic role of India on the changing geopolitical landscape. Such a concept places India at the center of this landscape, while India’s peripheral presence in the Asia-Pacific region is now a thing of the past.The ultimate …

40 Years of US-China Relations

0:57 24.01.2019 Vladimir Petrovsky

40 Years of US-China Relations

Forty years after the United States and China established diplomatic relations in January 1979 the anniversary is a good reason to reflect on the past and future of their relationship.The 40th anniversary is best remembered in Beijing. In an interview devoted to the memorable date, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi …

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