Foreign Policy’s analysis of the evolving energy status and needs of both China and the US is cogent and intelligent. Mills has presented a good understanding of the global energy market – buyers and sellers – and it is remarkable… Read More ›
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China’s Renew Definition of “Core National Interests” Has Huge Implications for Island Disputes with Japan and in the South China Sea
The new Chinese leadership is loosing no time in redefining its understanding of “core national interests” and how these interests would be pursued through its global foreign and strategic policy. The situation was just clarified in Premier Xi’s first policy… Read More ›
President Obama’s Vision of US as a “Pacific Nation” Hangs in the Balance on Outcome of US Elections Result
President Obama’s announcement that the US is a Pacific nation, after 200 years of acting like an Atlantic nation, signifies the most important shift in US foreign policy vision since the Marshall Plan and Eisenhower doctrine. Seen by China as… Read More ›
US Foreign Policy Towards Europe: Coalition of the Like-Minded?
Since the WWII years, the US relationship with Europe has been premised on guaranteeing global peace and security, and ensuring that a global conflict such as a world war, never comes to pass again. A significant aspect of the relationship… Read More ›
The Truth About Syria: Regional Spillover and Theories of Conflict Causes
Over the last week, reports from the ground level and from those that have fled Syria* for safe havens have been coming through, sharing a lot of information about where they are, what is going on in Damascus and in… Read More ›
Russia and China: Partners or Competitors When Facing US Foreign Policy?
The most striking image to come out from the G20 meeting in Mexico was the one included in this post of Putin consulting with Hua. Putin’s demeanor is full of respect and is almost deferential to his Chinese counterpart, the… Read More ›
Geneva Conference Agrees “Basic Principles” but Stops Short on Substance of a Peace Process for Syria
Yesterday in Geneva, the Security Council P5, Turkey, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, EU, the UN and the League of Arab States met to discuss the continuing instability in Syria – conspicuously absent were Saudi Arabia and Iran, the key protagonists and… Read More ›
Politics Aside, The South China Sea Controversy Raises the Old Issue of How Far Does Your Continental Shelf Extend
Since I first wrote about this issue (see previous post on Spratly Islands), this issue has taken on legal dimensions that are both interesting and pertinent to all coastal countries in the world. How far does your country’s continental shelf… Read More ›
NATO Chicago Summit Stresses NATO’s Search for New Global Role & Highlights New Strategic Perspectives in Afghanistan & Pakistan
Chicago NATO Summit 2012 Declaration | Defense & Security News at DefenceTalk. Post-Libya and nearly post-Syria, it is clear that NATO seeks to understand and then establish a new role for itself globally, not only in defense, but it appears,… Read More ›
China’s Sphere of Control challenged by India’s Agni 5 and Contestation in the Spratly Islands + Response to Comments
After the introvert-ism of the cultural revolution, China has been steadily building its power and position as a regional, if not a global mega power. During the Cold War, China deliberately took on the-then more powerful US by supporting armed… Read More ›
Comments on BRIC and Iran Post: Iranian Presidential Election in 2013 and Competing for Security Council Seats
A good friend of mine who knows the inner politics of Iran and the negotiations with the US/West sent me very valuable comments by email on the BRIC and Iran post. I felt I had to anonymously share his comments…. Read More ›
The BRIC and Iran: The Start of a New Era of Activism?
In the UN halls of power, one hears a lot of whispers about the ascent of the BRIC, or BRICSA as it has now become – Brazil, Russia, India, China and the newest member, South Africa. While the power of… Read More ›
Syria: Did Russia Visit Help or Hinder Continued State-Sponsored Violence?
Its not clear what if anything emerged from Foreign Minister Lavrov’s visit to Syria this week, if anything the level of state-sponsored violence against its citizens has increased. What then was the content of the discussions? I find it impossible… Read More ›
Syria and Then Iran: China and Russia Veto Allows for New Solutions
Saturday afternoon(2/04), a small group of protestors marched from Brayant Park to the UN to demonstrate against the looming war against Iran. On the face of it, they looked like average Americans that felt compelled to object to the gaining… Read More ›
