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China resents US presence in Afghanistan

This is second in the series on the flux in the global scene by the seasoned diplomat, an expert on Middle East, Eurasia, Central Asia, South Asia and the Asia-Pacific…Third on Myanmar will follow. The “hidden agenda” of the war on terror in Afghanistan has been an open secret. The …

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Could the U.S. and China Face an Unintended Blowup in the Western Pacific in the Biden Years?

The leaders of China and the United States certainly don’t seek a war with each another. Both the Biden administration and the regime of Chinese President Xi Jinping view economic renewal and growth as their principal objectives. Both are aware that any conflict arising between them, even if restricted to …

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CENTRAL EUROPE’S RETURNEES – A MIX OF THE RELIEVED AND THE RELUCTANT

With many citing reasons other than politics for their return home and some intending either to return to the UK or try their chances elsewhere in the EU, any boost to the region may not be lasting Eva Pavelkova moved to the UK in 2006, shortly after graduating as a …

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