Vladimir Terehov
On the Second Summit of the Quad Participants
On September 24, the second summit of the Quad leaders, including Australia, India, Japan and the United States, was held in Washington. It is important to note that, unlike the first summit held six months earlier, the event at hand was a live face-to-face meeting. The NEO has been observing this project fairly regularly since it was updated (a year and a half ago) after fifteen years in a state...
China is Joining the CPTTP: What this Means for the Situation in the Indo-Pacific Region
On 17th September 2021, Xinhua News Agency of the People’s Republic of China reported that on the previous day the country’s Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao, had sent a formal request to join the regional alliance of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement...
Another Triple Alliance is Forged?
The unveiling of AUKUS, a new geopolitical configuration comprising Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, (the acronym comes by initial letters of the participating countries, has been one of the most remarkable events in global politics in recent weeks. For now, it is difficult to assess the nature of such a move. Chances are that this is not a new...
