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Ukraine Sanctions and the New Non-Aligned Movement
Kevin Rudd, the former Australian Prime Minister, and a noted China expert, recently argued that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s political fortunes rest on three legs: the continued legitimacy of the CCP’s specific brand of Marxist-Leninism as a shared social system supporting China's economy, the continued ...
Congress Needs to Fund AFRICOM to Combat Growing Chinese and Russian Influence in Africa, Says Commander
The commander for U.S. forces in Africa (AFRICOM), General Stephen Townsend, was back on Capitol Hill to testify before lawmakers about why it's critical they continue to support his operation. Not surprisingly, China emerged as a key theme in his opening statement just as it was back in mid-March ...
U.S. Moves to Cut Russia Out of the G20 Could Hit African Economies
The U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Russia should be expelled from the Group of 20 (G20) the forum of leading economies that plays a major role in international economic management. She also said U.S. officials may boycott G20 meetings if Russian counterparts show up at upcoming ...
China’s ASEAN Ambassador Warns U.S. About the Dangers of Encircling China the Way NATO Did With Russia
Chinese anxiety about being encircled by the United States and its allies goes back decades but is taking on a new urgency today amid the ongoing war in Eastern Europe. Almost immediately after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Chinese officials began to draw stark parallels between what it ...
Japan Wants to Keep India in the Quad, Aims to Enlarge the China-Containing Bloc, Says Former PM
Keeping India in the Quad is crucial, even though New Delhi has so far refrained from condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The Quad (short for Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) is made up of the United ...
Rising Debt and a Sinking Currency is a Bad Combination For Kenya
Kenya's embattled currency, the shilling, sank even further on Monday, dipping to an all-time low of 115 against the U.S. dollar, prompting renewed concerns that the country will soon face a dramatic economic reckoning. The problem is that every time the shilling ...
U.S. Increasing Pressure on African Countries to Choose Sides on Ukraine
The United States and its allies are increasing pressure on African countries to choose sides in the conflict in Ukraine. U.S. officials are engaging with African journalists in order to sway public discussion about the conflict, while diplomatic pressure continues behind the scenes, notably during Secretary of ...
Anti-Russia Sanctions Could Boost Chinese Weapons Sales to Africa
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 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 ...