(Source : globalsecurity.org / ROC Central News Agency / CNN) – Tsai confirms U.S. troop presence, expresses faith in Biden defense vow President Tsai Ing-wen …
Source : Wall Street Journal – By Joyu Wang and Alastair Gale – Does Taiwan’s Military Stand a Chance Against China? Few Think So Selection …
(En francais et en anglais – Par Franck Rossi) – Express Web Review – A Few Highlights For The Week Of April 19th, 2021 / …
Express Web Review – A Few Highlights For The Week Of April 5th, 2021 (1 of 2) I. China Rising China-Taiwan Tensions Rising, Nikkei Asia, …
(Source: Defense News – Aaron Mehta) – Biden announces new Pentagon-run China task force President Joe Biden on Wednesday [the 10th] announced at the Pentagon …
By Ross Babbage, Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Forum, Australia1 III. Working Beyond Classical Alliance Framework: Building Coalitions of the Willing In the Indo-Pacific Region To …
By Ross Babbage, Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Forum, Australia1 I. The Evolution of The Risks: From Trading Disputes to Genuine Coercition In recent months the …
(Source : U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission) – Two Markets, Two Resources: Documenting China’s Engagement in Africa – By Emily de La Bruyère and …
(Source: Warontherocks.com – Tom Greenwood and Owen Danielsmay) – The Pentagon should train For – And Not Just Talk About – Great-Power Competition The Pentagon …
(www.popularmechanics.com – Kyle Mizohami) – China’s First Homemade Aircraft Carrier Is Having Some Problems It’s the largest warship ever constructed in the country. China’s first …
(Source: DEFENCE WEB) – Namibia forced to cancel Chinese arms contract The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) was forced to cancel a N$156 million transaction with …
Russia is very likely to start construction on the world’s third nuclear-powered destroyer with the assistance of China, according to the Sputnik News based in Moscow.
Source: Bloomberg – Alibaba Drone Test Said to Prompt Concern From China Authorities Chinese authorities are reviewing rules governing drone flights after concluding Alibaba Group …
Crédits photos © US Air Force By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake As the crises in Europe and the Middle East heat up, the debate …
The Russian seizure of Crimea, and its nearby gas and oil fields, shocked Western Europe and the US. Subsequent ongoing violent political upheaval in Eastern Ukraine with parallel threat of Russian military intervention dramatically heightened attention of many governments.
Russia and China conducted a major bilateral naval exercise last month.
China’s deployment of a deep-sea oil rig in the disputed waters of the South China Sea in early-May 2014, has further destabilized the precarious security situation in the region.
China’s ravenous demand for energy and Russia’s huge supply of nearby oil and gas are clearly complementary, but until very recently large Sino-Russian energy agreements proved elusive.
China has apparently become far more aggressive about its legal authority and its power projection in relations with neighboring countries, particularly in the China Seas.
Russia’s strategy is becoming clearer by the day. The natural gas deal with China enhances Russia’s position in the east. China provides a guaranteed long-term market for Siberia’s vast reserves of natural gas.
The Latest Piece in Putin’s Strategy : The Chinese Pipeline Deal
