Tag: Belt and Road

Argentina joined the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative in February 2022. Argentinian President Alberto Fernández visited the People’s Republic of China in February 2022 and signed an according agreement. The country’s Ambassador to China evaulated on Argentina’s participation in the initiative. Argentina has become thus the biggest Latin American economy till today to join the initiative. But what does the ...

Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez has concluded his visit to Russia and China. United World International expert Yunus Soner spoke on the visit and its repercussions in Latin America and the reactions from Washington to China Radio International Turkey. Soner said that Fernandez’ visit caused “a series of small political earthquakes”. Below we present the interview as published by CRI Türk. ...

The Presidents of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin and the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping made a joint statement following their meeing in Beijing on February 4, 2022. The Russian-Chinese joint statement covers a wide area from security to development, from global governance to internet regulation. Below, we present the text as published by the Russian Presidency. Chapter numbers ...

Washington’s Central Asia strategy received a serious blow with the Afghanistan defeat. The U.S. was not only forced to leave Afghanistan. Pakistan and the Central Asian countries rejected its demands for new military bases to relocate troops there. Thus, the U.S. found itself in a situation of leaving the region altogether. Still, control of Central Asian energy sources and transport ...

By Dogan Duyar / Algeria The Atlantic Camp, led by the United States, has been attempting to put a stop to Chinese-African cooperation. Following the Eritrean dispute, the Tigray region is now trying to secede from Ethiopia. Ethiopia is facing its second war of independence, for its national security and economic development. Whilst the United States is provoking Tigrayan separatism ...

The Belt and Road Initiative has become one of the defining elements of global trade and international relations in the 21st century. The initiative, which was proposed by China in 2013, defines five major priorities: policy coordination, infrastructure connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and connecting people. As of March 2020, 138 countries have joined the Belt and Road Initiative. The ...

Gulf politics are on a rough edge. The effect of the global decline of the US has had a strong impact on the Gulf. Following Saudi Arabia’s shift closer to Russia and China, and Qatar’s developing closer ties to Turkey and Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is now also giving signals of a shift away from its loyal ally ...

By Doğan Duyar / Algeria From China-bis to Asia-bis: Rise of the geopolitical importance of Africa in the world 1. Alongside Asia, the African continent is the new center of gravity of our world with its growing population, demands and rich resources waiting to be put into use. According to projections, in 2100, the African continent will host 40% of ...

Libya has been divided since 2014 between two rival administrations –  one in the west and one in the east, as it was plunged into a civil war after the NATO intervention and Muammar Ghaddafi’s overthrow. Although a United Nations-mediated unitary government has been formed, the political crisis in the country still continues, as the power struggles between the east ...

In Afghanistan, we have seen unequivocal images: the chaotic withdrawal (more like an escape) of the United States and its Atlantic NATO allies after twenty years of the alleged war on terrorism, stamps a defeat of historic proportions on Washington. In all likelihood, in the future, August 2021 will be remembered as the date that marks the definitive decline of ...