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Western pressure on African countries to stop trading with Russia could make China a more important supplier of weapons to the continent. Russia is Africa’s largest arms supplier, but now major arms buyers like Nigeria could turn to China as curbs on Moscow tighten. ...
Will the Ukraine Conflict Lead to a Russia-China-Africa Bloc?
The global blockade of Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine could unite it with China and Africa in a ‘non-democratic bloc’ that could encircle Europe. This was the conclusion of a new report by the French corporate and investment bank Natixis, which has drawn derision online. ...
The Ukraine War and Great Power Politics in the Global South
While the war in Ukraine has done a lot to repair the West's once frayed alliance, it's also brought together a disparate group of countries throughout the Global South who have resisted condemning Russia for the invasion and Moscow's brutal assault ...
Russian, Iranian Foreign Ministers in China For Afghan Conference
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov landed in the eastern Chinese city of Tunxi in Anhui province on Tuesday to take part in a foreign ministers' meeting for the seven countries that border Afghanistan. This is the first time ...
China’s Influence a Key Theme of Senate Armed Services Committee Testimony on Latin America and the Caribbean
Threats from China are emerging as a common theme across different U.S. Commands at the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearings. The issue of China’s influence in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was raised by General Laura Richardson, the head of ...
China Rallies Countries in Africa and Other Developing Regions to Bolster Its Position on Ukraine War
China is leaning heavily into its ties among developing countries to build support for its stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine which Beijing feels is a proxy issue for Western militarism. The issue was a prominent under-current at last week's meetings ...
West Shouldn’t Complain About Global South Not Aligning on Russia When It Hasn’t Done the Legwork
CAP took its first wobbly step onto a newish media platform Twitter Spaces on Thursday evening. If you don’t know it, the experience is kind of like an audio-only Zoom call, except everyone on Twitter can join. The topic of the ...
Russia Shores Up BRICS Support on Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (photo, second from left) met with ambassadors of the BRICS countries earlier this week to discuss the crisis in Ukraine. The meeting formed part of Moscow’s campaign to characterize the Western-led sanctions against Russia as unjust. The BRICS ...
China’s Emerging “African Pawn” Position on Ukraine
The reluctance by about half of African countries to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine is now being leveraged by media outlets closely aligned with the government and the Party as a way to bolster its own position on the issue with domestic audiences.
Ukraine Shows That China is Not Yet Ready to Head an Alternative World Order
By Lukas Fiala, Hugo Jones, and Chris Alden Russia’s steadily escalating war in Ukraine has shocked Europe’s post-Cold War security order to its core. Over the past week, we saw China’s party-state kicking into gear as ambassadors and spokespersons increasingly
Could China’s Grain Hoard Become a Geopolitical Tool?
Russia’s war on Ukraine is increasingly being hitting African food security, and raising political tensions in the process. For example, Egypt is the world’s largest importer of wheat and gets half of its supply from Russia and Ukraine. This is also true for Kenya, which imports 30% of ...
As Russia Distracts the U.S., China’s Middle East Ties are Booming
As U.S. and EU foreign policy increasingly disengages from the Middle East to focus on the crisis in Eastern Europe, China is building stronger relations with the powerful Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC.) In 2020, China replaced the EU as the biggest trading partner of the GCC (made ...