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International

How Successful Would a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Be?

BY PETER HARRIS It is a truism within military history that the outcomes of conflicts have been decisively affected, among other factors, by the terrain and climate in which the conflict occurred. Two of the reasons Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Union survived Napoleon and Hitler’s offensives respectively is because of the enormous size of Russian and Soviet territory which was impossible to subdue and … Continue reading How Successful Would a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Be?

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International Relations

Can Sino-Russian Cooperation Last? Part II

BY PETER HARRIS Part I can be read here. Russia regards the five former Soviet Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan as part of its sphere of influence. So far, Russia has tolerated and benefited from Chinese initiatives in the region such as the aforementioned Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Belt and Road Initiative. However, China’s moves within the region are … Continue reading Can Sino-Russian Cooperation Last? Part II

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Books

Europe’s Leadership Famine

BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN Ask anyone but politicians anywhere around Europe what they think of politicians, and you’ll get groans. You’ll also hear words like “low calibre” and “disconnected”. You’ll receive whingeing about “short-termism”, “career politicians” and “reacting only to polls”. There is no coincidence in this. In the Internet age we are all interconnected as never before, and politicians, under far too much scrutiny, are … Continue reading Europe’s Leadership Famine

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India, Interviews

The MD Nalapat Interview

Madhav Das Nalapat (born 1950) aka M D Nalapat is India’s first Professor of Geopolitics and the UNESCO Peace Chair at Manipal University, where he is Vice-Chair of Manipal Advanced Research Group and Director of the Department of Geopolitics & International Relations. A journalist and a former Editor of The Times of India and of Mathrubhumi, he is currently the Editorial Director of ITV Network … Continue reading The MD Nalapat Interview

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