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China and Russia Arctic Policy Convergence? Shifting Geopolitics …
5 天之前 · Earlier this month, the China Coast Guard claimed to have entered the Arctic Ocean for the first time as part of a joint patrol with Russia. In mid-September, Russia and China launched “Ocean-24,” a large-scale naval and air exercise spanning the Pacific and Arctic Oceans. The drill involved over 400 warships, submarines, and support vessels, along …
Great Power Competition Redux: China, Russia, and Indian Ocean ...
2024年9月17日 · Geopolitics is in flux across the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The area is witnessing intensifying great power competition, notably between China and India, China and the United States, and Russia and the West more generally. Moreover, the rise of regional powers such as Kenya, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran, India, Indonesia, and ...
US–China Tensions: A Year of Posturing in the Pacific
Backgrounders - August 26, 2024. By Jonathan Jordan. Chinese and American forces in the Pacific have had a busy year, with the great power rivalry flaring up again recently in the skies off Alaska. Yet this was only the latest episode in a long-running saga of moves and countermoves playing out in warmer seas to the south.
Census: An Unlikely Tool of Repression in Myanmar Civil War
2 天之前 · Amid the raging Myanmar civil war, the ruling military junta has pledged to hold elections in 2025, though expectations for fairness are extremely low.To this end, the junta-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC) has been demonstrating the use of Myanmar Electronic Voting Machines (MEVM) in several regions, including Yangon, Mandalay, Ayeyarwaddy, and Bago.
Mercenaries of Influence: How Russian PMCs Redefined Power …
3 天之前 · Since 2014, Russian PMCs have emerged as Russia’s most successful tool of soft power diplomacy, allowing the Kremlin to increase its influence and power across the globe by expanding alliances and partnerships, accessing resources and minerals, and challenging US interests abroad and in the Western Hemisphere.
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2024年10月10日 · Three International Water Conflicts to Watch. Situation Reports - Oct 10, 2024. Trans-border waterways have always been sources of geopolitical tension, and climate change is only making cooperation more difficult. This article examines three international water conflicts to keep an eye on in the coming years.
Military Power Rankings Reflect Shifting Geopolitics of Indo-Pacific
2024年9月30日 · The most recent military rankings for Asia released by the Lowy Institute note a significant rise in China’s position, narrowing the gap with the United States, and reflecting the shifting geopolitics of the region. The boost is largely down to China’s expanding economic and diplomatic ties in Asia, as well as the modernization and growth ...
Mongolia’s “Third Neighbor”: Balancing between China, Russia, …
2024年8月28日 · Since the fall of the Mongol Empire in 1368, Mongolia, a small nation with a population of only 3.3 million, has struggled to maintain its independence against the looming influence of its two giant neighbors, China and Russia.Following the collapse of the Soviet Union and its transition to democracy, Ulaanbaatar has faced numerous challenges in crafting an independent foreign policy, often ...
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