... identifies its paramount interest (as it was with Nord Stream 2) in developing 5G with Chinese technology, it has enough political might to ignore American demands.
Bianca Canevari:
Towards Strategic Autonomy: the Role of the EU in the Growing China-USA Rivalry
President Xi pushes a cooperative agenda with the EU,
highlighting
that China is a partner, not a rival. But it is a truly daunting task to articulate this message to Europe as long as they have contradicting understanding. For China, Hong ...
it is not uncommon for the United States to impose sanctions on its own allies and even American companies
The United States’ sanctions are commonly associated with “America’s enemies” like Iran, the DPRK, Cuba and Venezuela. Russia joined this list in 2014, and since last year China has been increasingly prominent among targeted countries. However, when it comes to enforcing restrictions, it is not uncommon for the United States to impose sanctions on its own allies and even American companies...
By pushing the Chinese elite from the global space, the Americans are diluting their influence over China
In relations between the United States and China, we see the next steps towards escalation. The key reasons are America’s criticism of the PRC’s policy towards Hong Kong, as well as Washington’s policy of applying intense pressure on Chinese telecommunications companies.
Ivan Timofeev:
US Administration v. China
On August 7 of this year, the US Treasury Department included 11 high-ranking...
... al-Assad’s cousin Rami Makhlouf, the most prominent of the “state bourgeois” whom Syrians nicknamed the “children of the power” (
Awlad alsulta
), falling out of favour. Last year, he was rumoured to have been placed under house arrest for his refusal to donate the bulk of his 5-billion-dollar fortune to advance the Syrian President’s personal efforts to involve the private sector in the reconstruction of the country. Foreign commenters put forward an ambiguous version claiming that Makhlouf ...
The recently published book China versus the US: Who Will Prevail? (New Jersey, World Scientific, 2020), aims at answering two set of questions. In the first place: Did China challenge the United States too hard and too soon and, by doing so, seriously affected the chance to attain its objectives? Can Washington still contain China’s ascendancy and retain its current leading status? In the second place: What are the options that can result from the clash of these two behemoths? Which of these options...
... Humanitarian Aid Delivery to Syria: What is Russia’s Rationale?
With the
signing
of the “Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act” or the “Caesar Act” by the US-President, the American policy towards Syria is becoming increasingly irreversible. The USA seem to be satisfied with the “freezing” of the situation while maintaining their positions. According to the
document
itself, the sanctions are intended to “force the government of Bashar al-Assad to end its deadly attacks against the Syrian ...
... misdoings of U.S. politicians. Such rhetoric has been present in American media for such a long time that it has eventually lost some of its appeal to the U.S. audience.
Bianca Canevari:
Towards Strategic Autonomy: the Role of the EU in the Growing China-USA Rivalry
Following a blueprint tailored for Russia, the U.S. has resorted to a maximum pressure campaign against China. In 2018 a full-scale trade war
erupted
and was followed by
sanctions
introduced against the most vital industry for China’s ...
... of NATO, United States
Kathryne Bomberger
Director-General, International Commission on Missing Persons, United States
William J. Burns
President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, United States
Ambassador Richard Burt
Chairman Global Zero USA, United States
Evgeny Buzhinskiy
Chairman of PIR Center Executive Board; Vice-President of the Russian International Affairs Council; and Lt-General (Ret), Russia
General (Ret) Vincenzo Camporini
Vice President, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy
...
Even if the political clouds are miraculously dispersed and the New START is revived in the coming months, it would not do much to bring back the Soviet-American model of arms control that took shape almost half a century ago
Imagine an ordinary everyday situation, which shouldn’t be a problem this summer with its unpredictable weather. You were going to spend the weekend outside, but looking out the window on a Saturday morning you’re appalled to see the sky overcast with leaden clouds, frequent...
The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence will help participants establish practical cooperation and formulate common approaches to the development and implementation of AI
The creation of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) reflects the growing interest of states in AI technologies. The initiative, which brings together 14 countries and the European Union, will help participants establish practical cooperation and formulate common approaches to the development and...
