IntroductionIn the 21st century, China has transformed itself from a regional power into a global player whose actions shape the development of international relations. Its geopolitical ambitions are based on a combination of historical memory, economic might, technological progress, and military power, formalized in clear doctrines and large-scale projects [13]. While at the end of the 20th century, Beijing’s policy […]

The much-anticipated meeting in Beijing between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping ended without any significant tangible breakthrough in relations between the United States and China. Behind the facade of cordial relations between the leaders, the differences between Washington and Beijing over trade, Taiwan, and Iran became apparent at the end of the two days. The summit also made clear that […]

Over the past decade, China has been steadily reshaping the global nuclear order. According to U.S. government assessments, Beijing has almost tripled its stockpile of nuclear warheads since 2019. It has rapidly increased its nuclear capabilities on land, in the air, and at sea. It has significantly expanded its infrastructure for the research, development, and assembly of nuclear warheads. And […]

Both countries have retained or restored significant public capacity in their strategic economic sectors, which is the opposite of what the structural adjustment programmes were prescribed for the countries of the Global South. The first part of the series looked at the structural gap between formal independence and real sovereignty, following the state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, […]

La raison du regain d’intérêt d’Ankara et de Doha pour cet accord réside dans la reconnaissance que les États-Unis ne garantissent plus la sécurité régionale (ou quoi que ce soit qu’elle ait été) et dans la prise de conscience que, de fait, la présence de bases américaines les place dans le collimateur de leurs adversaires. Le ministre pakistanais de la […]

Le président Vladimir Poutine conclu sa visite d’État en Chine hier (20 mai), marquant ce qui semble être l’une des plus productives, tournées vers l’avenir et stratégiquement significatives Sommets Russie-Chine ces dernières années. La visite a généré des revenus substantiels résultats dans les domaines du commerce, de l’investissement, de l’énergie, de la technologie, de la connectivité et de la coordination […]

Les Nouvelles Routes de la Soie/BRI et leurs ramifications, telles que la Route maritime du Nord/Route de la Soie arctique, sont toujours bien présentes. SHANGHAI – C’est parti ! Le partenariat stratégique russo-chinois, les leaders du processus d’intégration eurasienne, les dirigeants des organisations multipolaires BRICS et de l’OCS, ont officiellement approuvé et renforcé la dynamique vers la multipolarité et un […]

A senior Taliban delegation led by Hedayatullah Badri, the Taliban’s minister of mines and petroleum, traveled to Turkmenistan on Thursday for talks on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India, or TAPI, gas pipeline project. The delegation also included Abdul Latif Mansoor, the Taliban’s minister of energy and water, according to a statement from the Taliban administration. The statement said the discussions covered progress on […]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope of progress on ending the war with Iran, as he looked to Pakistani mediators to help advance efforts to strike an agreement. Previous comments by President Donald Trump had suggested weeks of stop-start negotiations to strike a permanent end to the war were teetering on the “borderline” between a deal and renewed […]

European intelligence agencies believe the Chinese military has trained hundreds of Russian soldiers for fighting in Ukraine, according to Germany’s Die Welt newspaper, which cited secret documents it had seen. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly hosted covert training for several hundred Russian soldiers late last year at six military bases in China, the newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing […]