Written by Ralph Winnie, Contributing Editor Photo: EPA/Anatoly Maltsev The Kremlin recently revealed that Moscow has pledged $640 billion in an effort to bring 80 percent of the Russian military establishment up to modern standards by 2020. Consequently, Vladimir Popovkin, Deputy Defense Minister in charge of arms procurement, recently suggested to the media that the […]
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North Korea to Aim Test Missile at Australia
29/03/2012A senior United States official says a long-range missile which North Korea plans to test next month will for the first time be aimed towards South-East Asia and Australia. The assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific, Kurt Campbell, says the US believes the North Korean missile will land in an area […]
Alexandr Ivanov – South Korea-Japanese Relations Through the Prism of the Territorial Dispute over the Island of Dokdo (Takeshima)
26/03/2012Recently, in political circles is widely exaggerated the issue of disputed territories. Each time a scheduled visit of Russian leaders in Japan, there is always looked forward to negotiate with Russia over the transfer of Kuril Islands to Japan. During a recent visit to Japan, Prime Minister Putin and his talks with Taro Aso, the […]
China’s Shale Gas Strategy
25/03/2012Written by Ralph Winnie, Contributing Editor Over the past twenty years, China has experienced dramatic economic growth, transforming itself from a basically agrarian society into the world’s second largest economy behind only the United States. Since the initiation of economic and political reforms in 1978, China has produced an average annual growth rate of 10 […]
Central Asia: Great Games or Graveyard?
22/03/2012Written by Michael Kofman, Senior Contributor On February 22nd, in what the Financial Times characterized as “Central Asia’s gradual shift from Moscow and towards Beijing,” China drastically expanded its investment in Kazakhstan. Not only in oil, but in a broad range of areas including water, uranium, and transit infrastructure worth billions of dollars. The […]
U.S.-DPRK Food/Nuclear Announcement
22/03/2012By Victor Cha, Ellen Kim, Marie DuMond On February 23–24, the U.S. delegation headed by Ambassador Glyn T. Davies, special representative for North Korea policy, held a third exploratory round of U.S.-DPRK bilateral talks in Beijing with his North Korean counterpart, Kim Kye Gwan. This is the first meeting between the two countries following […]
The price of negotiating with North Korea
22/03/2012By Victor Cha, Ellen Kim and Marie DuMond, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Victor Cha is former director of Asian Affairs at the National Security Council and author of “The Impossible State: North Korea’s Past and Future” (Ecco, April 2012). Ellen Kim is a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Marie […]
US Actions Make China-Russia Alliance Appealing
22/03/2012(Global Times) As US aircraft carrier groups gather in the Arabian Sea, a showdown between Iran and the West is rumbling on. If a war erupts, this will be another upshot of the US pursuit of absolute national security. Mainstream forces in Washington are trying to sell a ludicrous standpoint to the American people: that […]
China’s Economy a Bigger Worry Than Yuan Value
22/03/2012By Samuel Sherrade | New America Foundation Complaints from U.S. leaders about China’s currency manipulation may be misplaced and leave America more vulnerable to a Chinese economic decline. Rather than stoke the fire over currency manipulation, U.S. officials should consider reducing exposure to China through trade and financial flows and assess what stimulus and […]
Why Putin’s Re-Election Means Turbulence Ahead
8/03/2012The End of the ‘Reset’ Why Putin’s Re-Election Means Turbulence Ahead Andrew C. Kuchins – March 1, 2012 (photo by Wolfgang Wildner / flickr) When it comes to Russia’s political future, the only guarantee is uncertainty. Yes, on Sunday Vladimir Putin will be elected president of Russia for a six-year term, with a comfortable majority […]