The crisscrossing Great Power networks of the Russian-Chinese Strategic Partnership, the Astana Tripartite (of Russia, Iran, and Turkey), and the fast-moving Russian-Pakistani Rapprochement need to be formally brought together in a single platform.
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Iran and Turkey: Not an Alliance but an Incredibly Meaningful Partnership
Iran and Turkey may not be formal allies, but represent something more realistic and therefore more meaningful: they are new partners in a new Middle East and a new Eurasia.
It’s Time For Pakistan To Join The Eurasian Development Bank
Pakistan can no longer depend on American developmental assistance nor ever hope to play the US off against China for its ultimate benefit.
The Next People-To-People Phase Of The Russian-Pakistani Rapprochement
The proposed approach is mostly applicable to the third-party role that Russia could play in Pakistan, whereby the cordial competition with China would give Islamabad more options than it has at present.
Will China Really Rename And Reroute CPEC To Please India?
China would ideally like for India to join its One Belt One Road (OBOR) global vision of New Silk Road connectivity.
Pakistan’s ASGA Strategy For The Afro-Pacific
One of the driving motivations behind China’s One Belt One Road global vision of New Silk Road connectivity is to stave off socio-economic challenges caused by the country’s overproduction crisis.
The BTK Railway Is Turkey’s Silk Road Corridor To Central Asia
By establishing a more robust presence in Central Asia, which is historically in Russia’s sphere of influence, Turkey would also be expanding the complex strategic interdependency that’s developed between Moscow and Ankara since their fast-moving rapprochement kicked off last summer.
Russia’s Iranian Energy Deal Killed Four Birds With One Stone
Rosneft chief executive Igor Sechin announced that his company signed a roadmap to invest the mind-numbingly large sum of $30 billion in the Iranian energy sector.
Assessing The US-Backed Iraqi-Saudi Rapprochement
The renewed diplomatic offensive that’s being waged against Iran’s regional interests might have a majorly unintended effect in strengthening Tehran’s political will to support its allied militias abroad.
Russia wades into Saudi-Iran rift
What is possible is a Saudi-Iranian mutual accommodation, which would be useful for calming some of the ‘hotspots’ – similar to what happened in the case of the Taif accord ending the civil war in Lebanon.
Uzbekistan’s Mirziyoyev Is Undoing Karimov’s Legacy, And It’s About Time
The late Uzbekistani President was ill-equipped for adapting to the New Silk Road Century that China is pioneering through its One Belt One Road vision.
CIA-RAW Psy-Op On Taliban-Daesh Alliance Exposed As Anti-CPEC Plot
A more immediate and tactical reason for this hoax is that it provides “legitimacy” to the US effort to ramp up its attacks against the Taliban.
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