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China Power: To Interfere, or Not to Interfere?

On stage, Chinese diplomats continue to promulgate the country’s oft-stated policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of other nations. Yet the evolution of China’s reaction to the ongoing...

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Wall Street protests go global; riots in Rome

Demonstrators rallied Saturday across the world to accuse bankers and politicians of wrecking economies, but only in Rome did the global "day of rage" erupt into violence. Galvanized by the Occupy Wall...

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An Indo-Russian thaw on a wintry day in Moscow

On a wintry day in Moscow, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had a reason to exchange warm smiles that signalled a new warmth in bilateral ties that went...

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China and India at War: Study Contemplates Conflict Between Asian Giants

There are plenty of reasons why China and India won't go to war. The two Asian giants hope to reach $100 billion in annual bilateral trade by 2015. Peace and stability are watchwords for both nations'...

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Interview with Gene Sharp: The Machiavelli of Nonviolent struggle

IT'S not easy being considered the Machiavelli of nonviolence. But Gene Sharp relishes his role. For nearly 40 years -- ever since the ashes of Hiroshima and the Holocaust left an impression on him as...

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U.S. radars to take control over territory of Georgia

Vano Merabishvili, the Interior Minister of Georgia, and Ray Maybas, the US Secretary of the Navy, today examined coastguard cooperation issues. The meeting was held at the Office of the Interior...

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Chinese foreign minister on Beijing’s firm foothold in Africa

China’s burgeoning influence around the world has reshaped global affairs, not least, the economic and political issues. In a recent interview with more than 500 journalists at the Great Hall of the...

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China checks into Africa with ‘Chequebook’ diplomacy

China has outmaneuvered everybody else in the strategic calculations with respect to cultivating relationships with Africa. In the recently concluded, fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on...

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization – new regional and global power

Currently, the population of the SCO member states nears one and a half billion people and as a result of expansion of the organization, this figure will almost double. The Chinese economy alone ranks...

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China is trying to build a new world order, starting in Asia

The SCO’s boosters, however, insist it is not an alliance, like NATO, but a “partnership”, with no adversary in mind. That is not entirely true. It has always been explicitly directed against three...

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