China Sino-Iranian Relations: A multidimensional partnership June 14, 2018 0 Written by John Calabrese. On May 8, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his decision to “exit the Iran deal”. Three days later, a new freight train…
China Comparing economic inequality in China and Russia March 13, 2018 0 Written by Thomas F. Remington. Many commentators have noted the parallels between the political regimes of president’s Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. Xi’s proposal to…
North Korea North Korea is Clearly Not Feeling the Pain September 29, 2017 0 Written by Liang Tuang Nah With its sixth nuclear test on the 3rd September, it is clear that the Kim regime, by order of Kim…
China Thinking outside the Urn: China and the reincarnation of Mongolia’s highest lama March 21, 2017 3 Written by Jichang Lulu. The Chinese government’s prerogative to manage the rebirths of incarnate lamas is being tested in Mongolia. One of the highest lineages…
China The costs of normalisation: Norway and Mongolia respond to Chinese sanctions February 22, 2017 10 Written by Jichang Lulu Norway and Mongolia made amends with China almost simultaneously last December, to normalise relations after being sanctioned for tolerating, respectively, a…
International Relations Did Western Sanctions Affect Sino-Russian Economic Ties? April 26, 2016 0 Written by Alexander Gabuev. In the wake of Ukraine crisis, Russia hoped that closer ties to China would offset the negative impact of Western sanctions.…
China-UN Passive Activism: China and the Middle East in the UN December 8, 2014 0 Written by Yitzhak Shichor. Having been excluded from the UN for over two decades, Mao’s China often condemned the UN as an evil organisation under…
International Relations Pressing North Korea through economic sanctions: Does it work? May 9, 2013 0 Written by Gyubin Choi. Inter-Korean relations could hardly be worse than they are currently. After North Korea’s third nuclear test on 12 February 2013, the…
