... Religious ideology has an important influence on policy orientation. Extremism and terrorism are inseparable, and pursuit of extremist ... ... necessity". In the face of such a horrific terrorist attack and thousands of civilian deaths, all major powers will retaliate, and ... ... forces.
Andrey Kazantsev:
Prospects and Scenarios for Afghanistan: Russian and Chinese Interests
The disgraceful withdrawal of American ... ... withdrawing troops from Afghanistan is to focus on dealing with China’s challenges, but that explanation is not entirely accepted....
... designed to make the group a key player in the global food security regime. But they did. Now the world is waiting.
From a moral and business ethics perspective the effort makes sense and can add value to the BRICS brand.
But success depends on China, India and Brazil, who are impacted by drought and infrastructure problems that step on their economic performance. And Russia is dealing with a sanctions regime that includes food, orchestrated by Washington and its European allies.
BRICS food security. A slow rollout?
It's one thing to move cautiously to manage risks. It's something else to move slowly ...
... developing economies in the “global governance” set-up, Russia and the BRICS know that traditional mainstream media and ... ... in India.
Meanwhile state and parastatal companies based in China and Hong Kong use clever methods to dominate world iron ore ... ... Australia
3 Brazil
4 India
5 Russia
6 Ukraine
7 South Africa
8 USA
9 Kazakhstan
10 Iran
Top Steel Producers 2013 in millions ... ... and the politics of mediating or turning a blind eye to global extremism.
The essay posted here represents the personal views ...