... become an Asian equivalent of NATO, with more countries joining, from Canada and New Zealand to Japan and South Korea, and eventually even India and Vietnam. These predictions have unsurprisingly elicited concern in Russia.
Céline Pajon:
AUKUS, the Indo-Pacific, and France’s Role: Fluctuat nec Mergiturl
Yet they are unlikely to come true. Countries like South Korea and India have no desire to join a multilateral military alliance that could jeopardize their relations with other countries. In any ...
... the Green Continent is a place remote from other regions that are typically of interest to the general public. But the importance of what happened on September, 15 can hardly be overestimated. Perhaps, it will come to be a historic milestone for the Indo-Pacific region and the new Cold War, now waged between Washington and Beijing. Joe Biden, Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison, the leaders of the U.S., the UK and Australia, made a joint statement where they announced a new security partnership between ...
The new alliance is a game changer for the Indo-Pacific geopolitics. France will have to adapt to this new reality, AUKUS may complicate Paris’ efforts, but its Indo-Pacific strategy and commitment, based on strategic autonomy, will endure
The announcement of the new AUKUS alliance between ...
The factors driving the Indo-Pacific strategy forward are clearly stronger than the constraints
After the U.S. has put forward its Asia-Pacific strategy in 2017, many commentators believed that the concept was artificial and lacking in political foundation, concluding therefore ...
On April 15, 2021, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) hosted a webinar on the theme "Russia in the Indo-Pacific".
On April 15, 2021, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) hosted a webinar on the theme "Russia in the Indo-Pacific".
Reports were made by Neil Melvin, Director International Security Studies at the Royal United Services ...
On November 10, 2020 Gleb Ivashentsov, Vice President of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia took part in the Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference, organized by the Sri Lankan think-tank the Pathfinder Foundation
On November 10, 2020 Gleb Ivashentsov, Vice President of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia took part in the Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security...
One would hope that Japan will be further interested in preventing the Indo-Pacific concept from transforming into an additional source of tension in Russia–Japan relations
Shinzo Abe’s recent decision to step down as Prime Minister has been one of the most noteworthy international events of recent times. This news,...
The future of the concept of the Indo-Pacific region almost entirely depends on the will of more successful countries to push forward
In 2017, the concept of the Indo-Pacific, after it was included in the discourse of regional issues by US representatives, was unofficially framed as ...
... principles-based “global infrastructure development”. Similarly, in September 2019, the European Union and Japan, also non-members of the BRI, announced the “Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Infrastructure” (
PSCQI
), encompassing the Indo-Pacific, Eastern Europe and Central Asia regions.
Yuan Jiang:
The Thucydides’ Trap: the Avoidable Destiny Between the US and China
Even without mentioning China, it is not difficult to establish that the BDN and PSCQI projects are the Western ...
... Australia camp or
the China – Pakistan – Russia camp.
Such a power configuration will be detrimental to the furthering of Sri Lanka’s national interest and jeopardize the peace and stability in the region.
Thus, this cursory analysis of the BRI, Indo-Pacific Strategy, SAGAR strategy as well as Russian strategic objectives in the region, exhibit the complex regional environment Sri Lanka has to face. What should Sri Lanka’s strategy be in this context?
International Relations in South Asia: ...