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CHOOSING BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE: U.S. STRATEGY IN EURASIA
Experts say the Ukrainian crisis has added fuel to superpowers` geopolitical struggle. According to media reports, official Washington is searching for new ways of ensuring its strategic interests. In general, superpowers are now developing
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SAUDI ARABIA: FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY CHANGING
One of the powerful players in the Middle East – Saudi Arabia – has ran across some problems on Syria issue and consequently saw its leverage on Damascus drop dramatically. Riyadh has even given
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CHINA IN THE MIDDLE EAST: “SUBTLE AND RESERVED” POLICY
Beijing is increasingly stepping up its foreign policy. Its leverages in different parts of the world are also growing. The Middle East is one of the regions evoking interests in this respect. China is
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AMERICA: CHINA POLICY IS TOUGHENED
World media is reporting about certain changes happening in the U.S. policy on Asia-Pacific region. Experts also agree that U.S. position on this front is slightly different. New developments are evidently taking place in
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JAPAN: IMPRESSIONS OF A VISIT
“Conquering oneself and adhering to what is good within – this is true humanity. We are the ones to decide if we are to be humane or not”. It is not incidental that I
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MUNICH CONFERENCE: NEW AMBITIONS IN GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS
This year, Munich security conference, held since 1962, was memorable for some fascinating aspects. Attitude of the big powers towards pressing geopolitical problems was extremely important. Nonetheless, experts differ in their assessment of the
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CENTRAL ASIA: NEW REGIONAL ASPECTS OF U.S.-CHINA GEOPOLITICS
Geopolitical shifts in different parts of the world add diverse dynamics to the geopolitical rivalry of the big powers. Central Asia stands out as a pressing issue in this context, with thought-provoking changes to
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DIPLOMACY’S SHRINE TANGLE UPON
It was not the wars but some other means that were employed in the struggle between the major powers on the geopolitical scene in the post-WWII era. Although, on one hand, presence of nuclear
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U.S. VS. CHINA: WHICH IS THE STRONGER “SOFT POWER”?
The geopolitics welcome new terms from time to time, and the ”soft power”, introduced by Joseph Nye, is one of those. It is now used in the analysis of different aspects. This is the
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CHINA’S EAST TURKESTAN PROBLEM: UYGHURS
According to historical sources, inhabited by the Uyghurs, the region called East Turkestan underwent assimilation upon joining the Chinese-Manchurian Empire in 1759 and continues to do so today. As the Chinese had completely established
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