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Australia Ramps Up Strategic Engagement in the Pacific

Paulo Aguiar — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:47:30 +0000

Australia’s recent agreements with Papua New Guinea, Nauru, and the Solomon Islands mark a critical step in its efforts to maintain leadership and influence in the Pacific.

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Implications of the Fall of Myanmar’s Western Command

Antonio Graceffo — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:17:18 +0000

The fall of the Tatmadaw’s Western Command marks a collapse of state control across Rakhine State, but governance challenges loom for the victorious Arakan Army.

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Post-Assad Syria: What It Means for China

Scott N. Romaniuk & László Csicsmann — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:30:32 +0000

Examining the political, economic, and security impacts of Beijing losing a key ‘strategic partner’ in the Middle East.

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Myanmar Civil War Casts Shadow over China’s CMEC Corridor

Antonio Graceffo — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:20:43 +0000

The China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) was supposed to provide economic growth while alleviating one of China’s overriding strategic concerns, but the project has never truly gotten off the ground.

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The Lobito Corridor: Washington’s Answer to Belt and Road in Africa

Zachary Fillingham — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:01:38 +0000

With the launch of the Lobito Corridor, Washington has made clear its intention to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Africa.

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The Benin Model: China’s Africa Strategy in Action

Caleb Mills & Birgen Brimine — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:02:04 +0000

For an example of how China has successfully embedded itself into the culture, politics, and economic systems of African states, look no further than Benin.

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US-China Tensions: A Modern ‘Great Game’

Antonio Graceffo — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:25:48 +0000

Where many see the Cold War as the closest historical analogue to contemporary US-China tensions, the 19th century ‘Great Game’ is a much more apt comparison.

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Central Asia: The Once and Future Heart of Eurasia

Mirshohid Aslanov & Alouddin Komilov — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:24:04 +0000

A confluence of trade and geopolitical issues have endowed Central Asia with its historical diplomatic weight. Local governments must take advantage of the trend by evolving regional institutions that can unite in the face of outside attempts to divide and conquer.

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Playing Catch-up? West-China Competition in the Global South

Nicola Stoev — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 21:05:04 +0000

A Western reproduction of Belt and Road is not desirable, let alone feasible. Rather, if the West is to make up ground in the Global South, it will start with win-win cooperation that takes the interests of non-aligned partners into account.

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China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway: Better Late than Never

Arman Sidhu — Thu, 23 May 2024 05:48:48 +0000

Twenty-seven years in the making, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway is finally under construction. The route could be a game-changer in China-Europe trade; however, significant financial, technical, and geopolitical challenges remain.

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