From the end of the last century to the beginning of this century, the United States has insisted on developing a national missile defense system and seceded fr

As the European Union grapples with economic crisis, Brussels cast its eyes eastward for help.  Would the People’s Republic of China be so kind as to bail out

The China factor will increasingly shape US attitudes and policies towards Russia in the second decade of the 21st century. This may significantly amplify Russi

The political disorders sweeping through North Africa and the Middle East, following last year’s civil strife in Kyrgyzstan, have intensified international concerns about Central Asia’s security at a time when the region has become an increasingly important transit route through which NATO supplies reach the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.

Both China and the United States are playing an increasingly crucial role in Central Asia, where they have common and divergent interests, cooperation and competition. The common interests of China and US in Central Asia can mainly be identified in these areas

Some international media outlets have been sensationalizing the "Asia-minus-one" concept, claiming that an "invisible alliance" is forming among countries neigh

Ten years on and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) remains a work in progress. It has achieved much in its short life, but its hesitation in resolving

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After more than three months’ military intervention in Libya, NATO has largely shifted its objective from enforcing the no-fly zone to coercing a regime change

On April 26, 2011, one day after NATO attempted its second extra-judicial killing of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in his Tripoli residence, the UN Secretar