Chinese Pressure Tactics Put Countries Between A Rock And A Hard Place – Analysis
Recent Chinese pressure on Myanmar to approve a controversial dam project and the arrest in recent days in Kazakhstan of
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Author: James M. Dorsey
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Articles by James M. Dorsey :
Iran And North Korea Highlight Pitfalls Of Trump’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Strategy – Analysis
Donald J. Trump’s hitherto failed ‘maximum pressure’ approach to Iran, as well as for that matter North Korea, begs the
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Kazakh Police Raid Raises Specter Of China’s Long Arm – Analysis
A police raid on a Kazakh group documenting the plight of Kazakhs and Uyghurs caught in a brutal crackdown in
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Walking A Chinese Tightrope: Kazakh Quiet Diplomacy Produces Limited Results – Analysis
The Kazakh government, in defense of Kazakh and by implication Central Asian behind-closed-doors diplomacy towards China in the face of
Read moreTurkish-Chinese Spat Puts Central Asian Leaders On The Spot – Analysis
A Turkish-Chinese spat as a result of Turkish criticism of China’s crackdown on Turkic Muslims in its strategic but troubled
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Once The Backbone Of Middle Eastern Protests, Ultras Are Down But Not Out – Analysis
Ali Issa Ahmad, a British football fan, who was lingering earlier this year in jail in the United Arab Emirates
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A China Wins Twice Proposition: The Belt And Road Initiative – Analysis
China’s dazzling infrastructure and energy-driven Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a US$1 trillion investment across Eurasia and beyond, has lost
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Saudi Gas Export Plans Shine New Light On Efforts To Isolate Iran – Analysis
Saudi plans to become a major gas exporter within a decade raise questions about what the real goal of the
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Saudis’ Yemeni Headache Won’t Go Away If And When The Guns Fall Silent – OpEd
These are tough times for Saudi Arabia. The drama enveloping the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the brutal way
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Kashmir Puts Chinese Counterterrorism On The Defensive – Analysis
Heightened tension in Kashmir and evidence of a Chinese military presence on the Tajik and Afghan side of their border
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