Iran’s Shanghai Dream
July 25th, 2016
Via Foreign Affairs, an interesting article on the pros and cons of Iran joining China’s security club: In late June, during the 15th annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a China-led security bloc, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the signing of the U.S.-Iranian nuclear deal and the lifting of UN sanctions meant that […]
Read more »China’s One Belt One Road Policy: Can History Repeat Itself?
July 7th, 2016
Via Future Directions International, an article on China’s One Belt, One Road strategy: Key Points China has proposed a new international strategy, One Belt One Road Policy. The international treaty aims to recreate a modern version of the historical Silk Road route trading route from China to Europe. Modifications of the old Silk Road route […]
Read more »One Belt, One Road: Signaling China’s Economic And Strategic Objectives
June 28th, 2016
Via Eurasia Review, some commentary on China’s One Belt, One Road initiative: China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) concept for regional cooperation, which encompasses 65 countries along the land and maritime Silk Road routes, highlights China’s economic and strategic objectives as it faces slower growth and seeks to promote new growth drivers. “This is beyond economics,” […]
Read more »Tajikistan, Turkmenistan: Submitting To Chinese Capture?
June 24th, 2016
Via Value Walk, an interesting look at China’s growing influence in Central Asia: Turkmenistan sits upon around one-tenth of the world’s proven natural gas reserves. Tajikistan is so poverty-stricken that around half its adult male population is forced to travel abroad in search of work. Even with their starkly different economic profiles, the two countries […]
Read more »Egypt: A Key Plank In China’s One Belt – One Road Strategy
May 31st, 2016
Via Frontera News, a look at the role of Egypt in China’s Silk Road strategy: Egypt’s transfer of two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi sovereignty sparked street protests and a social media backlash: #Egyptissold. Yet Tiran and Sanafir are pinpricks next to the much bigger land grab by Beijing onshore. Granted, the twin islands […]
Read more »India: Watching China’s New Silk Road Corridor Closely
May 18th, 2016
Courtesy of the Financial Times, an article examining India’s growing angst over China’s regional involvement: Chinese labourers work on the Karakoram highway in northern Pakistan Talk of a new Silk Road may be intended to evoke romantic, non-threatening images of desert caravans, ancient ships and trade in exotic commodities. But China’s grand plan for a network […]
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