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On the Real Importance of New Sino-Russian Economic Pacts
In March 2023, when China’s President Xi visited Moscow, he told his Russian counterpart that the scope of the changes taking place in today’s world is such that has not been “seen for 100 years.” The pace and the scope of these changes – which we can understand in terms of a visible shift towards a multipolar world – warrants a very calculated response. For Russia and China, otherwise seen as two so-called “revisionist” powers in Washington – the best response is to solidify their alliance against the combined assault of the forces i.e., the US-led West, resisting this change. This response was/is at the heart of what we today know as the “no limits” friendship between both states…
Singapore hosted another Shangri-La Dialogue
On June 2-4, Singapore hosted another (already the 20th in a row) Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), which is held annually by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. Judging by the composition of participants and the range of issues discussed, this is one of the most reputable international expert platforms, which examines various aspects of security in the Indo-Pacific region. The very region where the focus of the current stage of the Big World Game is shifting towards. Each such Dialogue deserves attention, if only because…
The Gwangju Uprising - and how South Korea’s dealt with this issue during the Moon Jae-in and Yoon Suk-yeol administrations
On May 18, 1980 the city of Gwangju was the scene of an uprising against the then dictator Chun Doo Hwan, which sparked off what in South Korea is generally referred to as the Democratization Movement, or simply 5.18. Following the brutal dispersal of the student demonstrators by police armed with bayonets and flamethrowers, the entire city rose up against Chun Doo Hwan’s regime. Moreover, the uprising…
