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Nina Lebedeva

Candidate of Historical Sciences, leading research fellow at the Centre of Indian Research, part of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Oriental Studies

How and Why is Japan Expanding its Influence in the Indian Ocean?

Many political scientists could not but notice and weigh in on a trend on the global arena – Japan is not particularly quickly yet steadfastly gaining a foothold in the Indian Ocean (and not only in the regions of the Middle East and North Africa). This process appears to be shaping, in a gradual manner, the nation’s comprehensive...

Nina Lebedeva

COVID-2019 and Its Effect on the Indo-Pacific Region

For now, many countries worldwide are still under siege from the Coronavirus, threatening millions of lives. However, it is leaving a much different mark, for instance, in the Indo-Pacific Region. Even before the pandemic hit, it had been far from smooth sailing in the area due to a number of disputes and conflicting interests between regional players, for whom...

Nina Lebedeva

What does the Future Hold for China’s Belt and Road Initiative?

The world has become all jumbled under the eruption of the coronavirus pandemic. Borders are being closed. National currencies are crashing. Airline flights are being cancelled between countries and regions, as well as domestic auto and rail connections. By and large, people have “fled” to quarantine and self-isolation. It’s too early to speak...

Nina Lebedeva

How Realistic are French Ambitions in the Indo-Pacific?

Nina Lebedeva

What Is the UK After In the Waters of the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean?

Nina Lebedeva

Chagos Islands: Will the Resettled Population See an End to Their Tragedy?

Nina Lebedeva

OBOR Initiative: Critics and New Members

Nina Lebedeva

What direction is China’s OBOR Initiative Moving in and How is it Progressing?

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