By M K Bhadrakumar Consultations by Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Moscow at the weekend were expected to prepare the ground for the visit by President Hu Jintao to Russia next month. In the event, however, they assumed a character of immense significance to international security. Sustained Russian-Chinese efforts to “coordinate” their stance on […]
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The China pivot and the US ‘siege’ strategy
17/05/2012By David Isenberg On January 5, the Pentagon released a strategic review. The document itself was not particularly novel. The Pentagon regularly does strategy reviews, trying, like a modern version of the Oracle of Delphi, to divine the future and adjust its forces accordingly. Since the end of the Cold War the Pentagon has had […]
US: China’s aggression written in the stars
17/05/2012By Radhakrishna Rao Media reports reveal that there are growing concerns in the United States over rapidly expanding Chinese space capabilities that could help the communist giant derive diplomatic and defense-related advantages, which in turn could hurt the long-term national security and geostrategic interests of the US. A well-documented national security report on revising US […]
Putin returns to the Wild East
17/05/2012By Yong Kwon Vladimir Putin was ceremoniously reinstated as Russia’s head of state last week. The country is relatively more stable and prosperous than when he first assumed power in 2000. Nonetheless, Putin’s six-year term will still be wrought with serious challenges to the welfare of the nation and tenuous economic growth. In his short […]
Australia Could be Caught in Sino-US Crossfire
6/02/2012US President Barack Obama arrived in Australiatoday for a long-delayed visit. It is reported that Obama is going to announce an expanded USmilitary presence in Australia. The move is widely seen as a renewal of the US-Australia alliance to keep Chinain check. It is also interpreted as a choice made by Australia between the US […]
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6/02/2012By Chris Buckley BEIJING| Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:43pm EST (Reuters) – China’s military denounced the United Statesand Australia on Wednesday for upgrading military ties, warning that such moves could erode trust and fan Cold War-era antagonism. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng made the warning about a plan unveiled in mid-November by U.S. President […]