... repercussions on the neighboring countries. If Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan can count on Russia to provide a response in case of a major crisis (the CSTO), the fear is more consequential for Pakistan, a nuclear power, which for its part... ... religious extremism and lead to an even more consequential conflict with India.
In the end, China now seems the most likely actor to take a position in the conflict in 2021. It... ... remains to be seen whether Beijing wishes to engage in a conflict that the USSR and NATO had difficulty in controlling before it, or whether it wishes to confine itself...
... its own internal struggles.
China and Russia, relieved that the NATO presence on their borders has been significantly diminished,... ... still have a vested interest in the stability of Afghanistan. For China, the overwhelming majority of its concerns are economic. ... ... investment in the region and the protection of existing assets. For Russia, security concerns are paramount in Afghanistan. It fears ... ... military role in the region as the primary security guarantor for CSTO allies.
These countries have been actively engaging with the ...
Moldova is the forgotten epicenter of tensions between the West and Russia
Moldova is the forgotten epicenter of tensions between t... ... would thus hinder any possible advance of the European Union and NATO in Molodva, and could also force Ukraine to reconsider its ... ... of Chisinau into the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). If this were to happen, the Kremlin could reduce the presence ... ... exchange for various counterparts.
In 2015, the Chinese company SOE China Shipping Container Lines launched container transport services ...
