Editorial paper at Robert Lansing Institute

Prospects for China’s further worldwide expansion

China’s constant expansion in the world is increasing. Within a 20-year period Beijing has managed to strengthen its economic positions significantly in virtually all parts of the world, and, in…

September 23, 2020China

Intelligence ops

Ba N’Daou appointment as Mali’s interim president strengthens suspicion of Kremlin involvement in Malian coup

Those who came to power following the military coup in Mali have ties with Russia, and that is likely to speak for the Kremlin's involvement in organizing Ibrahim Boubacar Keita…

September 22, 2020Mali

Geopolitics

Russia gearing up for diplomatic breakthrough at UNGA

Moscow regards the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session opening as one of the ways to facilitate holding the summit for five permanent UN Security Council members suggested by Vladimir Putin.…

September 22, 2020Russia, UNGA

Governance

Government and paramilitary groups behind human rights violation in Venezuela

Venezuela’s government has been involved in committing crimes against humanity. The United Nations-backed fact-finding Independent mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela investigated 223 cases of alleged extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions…

September 21, 2020Venezuela

Governance

Warning: Ethiopia’s separatism risks over the regional elections in Tigray

Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali needs to resolve his differences with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) to achieve lasting peace with Eritrea and to decrease risks of…

September 17, 2020Ethiopia, Tigray

Geopolitics

China Fights for Central and Eastern Europe Expansion

In 2012 when China hosted the Central and Eastern Europe countries first summit in the ‘16+1’ format (China, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,…

September 16, 2020Balkans, CEE, China

Propaganda and Disinformation

Individual sanctions against Kremlin’s satellites to hamper intense malign activity from third countries

Individual sanctions imposed against the Russian satellites will slow down local politicians’ recruiting by the Kremlin, hurt their financial base, and localize their business in Russia, thus creating additional pressure…

September 15, 2020Russia, Ukraine

Geopolitics

China in Southeast Asia: Competition on the Verge of a Conflict

Southeast Asia is a region that differs from other places in the world where China pursues its expansion policy in struggling for resources and influence. Although the PRC acts in…

September 14, 2020Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Governance

Policy to deny Russia’s meddling closes the way out of domestic political crisis

Russia’s meddling in U.S. voting does not question the legitimacy of Trump's victory but indicates Russia's hostility and disregard for the standards of democracy and international law. The White House…

September 11, 2020Russia, Trump, USA

Geopolitics

Russia’s chemical terrorism is the reason for H.R. 1724 law implementation

The statement by Germany’s government that the Bundeswehr laboratory has established the fact that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok-group warfare agent means Russia used prohibited chemical…

September 8, 2020chemical weapon, Russia

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Prospects for China’s further worldwide expansion

Ba N’Daou appointment as Mali’s interim president strengthens suspicion of Kremlin involvement in Malian coup

Russia gearing up for diplomatic breakthrough at UNGA

Government and paramilitary groups behind human rights violation in Venezuela

Warning: Ethiopia’s separatism risks over the regional elections in Tigray

China Fights for Central and Eastern Europe Expansion

Individual sanctions against Kremlin’s satellites to hamper intense malign activity from third countries

China in Southeast Asia: Competition on the Verge of a Conflict

Policy to deny Russia’s meddling closes the way out of domestic political crisis

Russia’s chemical terrorism is the reason for H.R. 1724 law implementation

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