Hardball Diplomacy: Why Trump's Show of Force Leaves Beijing Unimpressed
By Ekaterina Blinova
The timing of Donald Trump's strike on Syria was aimed at sending a strong signal to Beijing, Malaysian geopolitical analyst Mathew Maavak told Sputnik. The geopolitical analyst explained why Trump's "hardball diplomacy" left the Chinese leadership unimpressed.
It was no coincidence that Donald Trump ordered to hit the Syrian government force's Shayrat Air...
- Опубликовано:
- 17.04.2017 15:53:04
A Legal Imbroglio in the South China Sea
A more concise version of this article was published as a CCTV Panview Oped.
The rhetorical war between the China and the United States over the South China Sea dispute is increasing in tempo and magnitude by the week. The US is wasting no time, resource and effort in sponsoring seminars, talks and think tank confabs to drive a wedge between China and other claimant nations in the region. Ambitious young ASEAN scholars and diplomats, anxious to boost...
- Опубликовано:
- 06.06.2016 05:16:00
... interact verbally with, because it should lead in all directions according to the definition.
But, if one rates the priority directions of the foreign policy accordingly to the text of The Strategy, then one can see them arranging in the following order: Asia-Pacific, then, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. North America and South America take the last place. Therefore, judging by the text of the document, we can draw the conclusion on the priority of Asia-Pacific for the White House in building ...
- Опубликовано:
- 18.03.2016 16:10:00
Panview: Geo-politics in the Asia-Pacific region continues to face turbulent times. What are your thoughts about the current state of this region?
Maavak: Actually, they are not as "turbulent" as the Western media makes them out to be. Verbal spats – common to the ...
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- 12.03.2016 02:29:00
The Asia-Pacific region has assumed primary importance as a center of global politics and economic dynamism. For Moscow, this development highlights a world in which many long-standing assumptions about international politics are being overturned. It speaks ...
- Опубликовано:
- 15.01.2014 15:32:00
