China China’s one-track mind in Kazakhstan February 22, 2018 0 Written by Shang-su Wu. China has recently opened a new transport and logistics station in its northeast city of Khorgas, near the Kazakhstan border. Also known as…
Pakistan How India and Pakistan are competing over the mighty Indus river June 6, 2017 0 Written by Fazilda Nabeel. The Indus is one of Asia’s mightiest rivers. From its source in the northwestern foothills of the Himalayas, it flows through…
China The Belt and Road Initiative: China’s vision for globalisation, Beijing-style May 17, 2017 1 Written by Benjamin Habib and Viktor Faulknor. China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a multifaceted economic, diplomatic and geopolitical undertaking that has morphed through various…
China Are China and Russia swapping strategies in Central Asia? March 16, 2016 0 Written by Peter Krasnopolsky. There is a common view that while China has developed a strong economic position in the post-Soviet Central Asia, Russia is still…
China A Pretext Out of Context: Contemporary China’s Obsession with Pan-Turkism June 22, 2015 0 Written by Yitzhak Shichor. Before 1990, Chinese academic journals rarely published articles on Pan-Turkism - usually once a year or less. However, from 1991 through…
International Relations Afghan overtures show China getting comfortable with life as a US deputy February 16, 2015 0 Written by Shaun Breslin. Whether you fear or welcome a challenge to the world’s existing power structure, the main focus of attention is on when…
International Relations No Place for China in Russia’s New Military Doctrine? December 30, 2014 0 Written by Alex Calvo. The last days of the year have been intense in the geopolitical arena, with the release of Moscow's new military doctrine among…
China A tale of two border towns September 16, 2014 0 Written by Alessandro Rippa For those who are accustomed to the experience of crossing land borders, particularly in the remote and mountainous regions of Central…
China Strategic Ties Between China and Pakistan September 15, 2014 0 Written by Ehsan M. Ahrari. One characterization of China-Pakistan ties is to label the relationship an “all weather alliance.” A more realistic depiction of it is…
Law and Justice Beijing’s Uyghur Policy is Not Just Counter-Productive, it’s Disastrous October 31, 2013 2 Written by Julie Yu-Wen Chen. When it comes to Uyghur-related incidents in China in recent years, the information we as observers can get is mostly…