How do you deal with a country where a corrupt elite attempts to shut down free speech, where the security services eliminate with extreme prejudice human obstacles to their own power, where powerful economic interests combine with the media and the state to create a narrative that no one is…
Screenshot RFERL China Gives Kazakhstan Access To Ocean Ports “On the Kazakh-Chinese border, plans are taking shape for what the authorities say will be the largest Special Economic Zone in the former Soviet Union. But while China has already constructed a city on its side, the Kazakh project has been…
The West cannot solve the problem of Afghanistan alone. America and Europe can treat the symptoms, but they can stave off the absolute disaster for a period of time, at the cost of much blood and treasure. However, they cannot solve the underlying condition – a mix of radical Islam,…
Image by Kremlin.ru China’s state publication, Global Times, published an analysis Thursday suggesting that Russians should reconsider granting President Vladimir Putin perpetual rule over their country, a query that may indicate some doubt regarding Putin’s rule in Chinese communist circles. Putin Wants ‘Some Companies’ Monitored By Intelligence Services During 2018…
Opinion: The Best Foreign Policy Is Economic Success.
Image by elbstfotografiert The rise of cryptocurrencies may finally give birth to the dreams of OPEC and other oil producing countries to rid themselves on dependence on the U.S. Petrodollar, in place since the Bretton Woods conference towards the end of World War II. American financial pressure on Venezuela, Iran,…
Image by Luo Shaoyang Russia intends to deepen military cooperation with China, declared Russian Defense Minister Shoigu at a meeting with Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia. Beijing and Moscow had made a show of joint military exercises off the Korean Peninsula and close to NATO in…
Image by EIdkfjcls Russia plans to offer 5 year sovereign bonds denominated in Chinese Yuan, nicknamed Dim Sum bonds, to offshore investors as well as mainland Chinese buyers. The Russian Central Bank has hired several banks to manage the offering as possible new sanctions could be passed through the U.S….
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Hungary to participate in a 16 nation summit from Central and Eastern Europe. Hungarian Prime Minister met Li Keqiang at the airport in Budapest. Central Asia Putting Up Road Blocks To China’s New Silk Road “China’s “new Silk Road” initiative of ports, railways and…
Central Asia Putting Up Road Blocks To China’s New Silk Road.