Image by Wolfymoza The fact that the Balkans are surrounded by powerful countries, such as Russia, Turkey, and Western Europe, makes the region vulnerable from problems these countries have in common, being small and poor, ethnic conflict, and corruption. Recently, the western Balkans have looked east for economic aid. The…
Image by imagesbywestfall Russia and Chinga, along with several other mostly former Soviet countries have been banned for one year from International Weightlifting Federation competition, including the world championships at the end of this year. The action was taken after results from the 2012 and 2016 Olympics showed positive for…
With all the news and threats flying back and forth between Washington and Pyongyang, it is worth drilling down into the historical and geopolitical scenario on the Korean Peninsula and ignore the bluster. With that in mind, there is one truth that Americans need to understand: China and Russia will…
Image by Laika ac Russian Military Establishes New Airfield In Kuril Islands Joint investment between Moscow and Beijing may be a win-win on paper but, as experience in the Russian Far East shows, it can also fuel resentment regarding China … To Read More Visit South China Morning Post
On May 6, 1981, New York Times columnist Drew Middleton explained the rationale behind French president Charles de Gaulle’s decision to develop France’s own nuclear weapons rather than rely on those of the U.S. or U.K,. He wrote that “General de Gaulle believed that the United States would not use…
The Hi-Tech Traditionalist: Russia Will Never Willingly Allow Kim To Be Deposed.
Russia And China Hold Joint Naval Drills Off Korean Coast.
The Kremlin and the Trump White House continue to negotiate and trade barbs through the media, where each is trying to spin the narrative in its favor, as only two major players in the great game can do. Today Russia declared the new Trump Afghanistan policy as actually aimed against…
Image by Maalikwong China is giving Kazakhstan access to the ocean to ship its goods. The One Belt, One Road Initiative, aiming to replicate the ancient Silk Road, which linked Europe to Asia centuries before, is allowing Kazakhstan and other Central Asian nations to ship goods via rail to Chinese…
With Chinese ships in port at the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad for exercises with the Russian Baltic Fleet, it seems St Petersburg, the former capital of Russia, is also hosting warships of the Baltic line. A Tsarizm contributor filed these images of vessels moored in the city built by Peter…