Not a trade 'war' but a trade ‘dance' BBC The US accuses Russia of trying to destabilise Afghanistan by supporting the Taliban. Senior US officials have been saying for months that Moscow is even supplying the militants with weapons.
Europa tiembla frente al gigante turco EL PAÍS El riesgo asoma ya por los Balcanes, el patio trasero de Europa donde la influencia turca crece en paralelo a las constantes visitas de Erdogan
An attack on Nigeria’s schoolgirls is an attack on education INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES The gender gap between children attending school is large, and Boko Haram is making it worse.
[PAPER] Al Qaeda’s Struggling Campaign in Syria CENTER OF STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES With President Donald Trump threatening to pull out of Syria, the Bashar al-Assad regime ramping up its military campaign against rebels, and the Islamic State in decline, al Qaeda has attempted to resurge and reposition itself at the center of global Salafi-jihadist activity.
China reafirma su protagonismo en la crisis coreana POLÍTICA EXTERIOR Cuando el 26 de marzo el líder de Corea del Norte, Kim Jong-un, se desplazó en secreto a Pekín en un tren blindado para celebrar reuniones no oficiales con Xi Jinping, China tomó posesión del escenario donde se representa el drama de la península coreana.
Más allá de Darfur: las guerras olvidadas de Sudán EL ORDEN MUNDIAL Eclipsados por las guerras en Darfur y Sudán del Sur, los conflictos en los estados fronterizos de Kordofán del Sur y Nilo Azul, que ahondan sus raíces en décadas anteriores pero han resurgido con fuerza en 2011, no han logrado tener suficiente presencia en los medios.
[PAPER] China’s Maritime Silk Road: Strategic and Economic Implications for the Indo-Pacific Region CENTER OF STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES The MSR is the maritime complement to the Silk Road Economic Belt, which focuses on infrastructure development across Central Asia. Together these initiatives form the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative designed to enhance China’s influence across Asia.