China
Total 6 Posts
Putin calls up more troops in Ukraine and threatens nuclear option in a speech which ups the ante but shows Russia’s weakness
6 min read
Vladimir Putin has played most of his cards now and is still not winning on the ground in Ukraine. His televised address to the Russian people is a desperate attempt to raise the stakes over the war.
Putin’s failure in Ukraine will pave the way for China’s rise to pre-eminence in Eurasia
5 min read
A rapid shift in the balance of power between Moscow and Beijing has become apparent at the last Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting after the enormous military setbacks that Russia has suffered over the past few weeks in Ukraine.
Last week the Axis Of Autocracy was consummated.
6 min read
If Donald Trump is elected President in 2024, none of the world’s democracies will be safe or protected from China’s or Russia’s forced attempts to convert democracies to autocracies.
What can China do about Ukraine and will it do it?
2 min read
The horror of what is happening in Ukraine has focussed minds on China’s obligations.
To avoid an American war, Ukraine must be Poland, not the Rhineland.
7 min read
If the United States want to avoid a very-possible very-near future war with China over Taiwan, it must stand up now vigorously to Putin and Russia in Ukraine.
Some surprising actors want the Yankees in their backyard.
4 min read
The Estonians want the Americans to stand guard in the Baltics. So too, it seems, do the Pakistanis.