Beijing | Intervention

The Israel-Iran Crisis: A Chance to Step Back from the Brink

Posted By: adminon: April 17, 2024In: De-EscalationTags: Beijing, Deterrence, Hamas, Hizbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Operation True Promise, WashingtonNo CommentsViews:

By International Crisis Group There is some careful balancing in this statement that makes it a more attractive intervention than that of those who are either parroting Israel’s invincibilit... Read more

Quite Literally, China Builds While America Bombs, And This Study Proves It

Posted By: adminon: February 02, 2024In: De-EscalationTags: Beijing, CEPR, DOD, George Orwell, Manufacturing superpower, Paul Krugman, PEACE, WAR, WashingtonNo CommentsViews:

The world is becoming more and more interesting even as it is becoming more and more dangerous, whether you are in the metropolis or in the hamlet. Just as in an earlier story in Interventio... Read more

‘Reading’ One of PLA’s Newest Commanders in Town

Posted By: adminon: January 20, 2023In: SpectacleTags: Beijing, Delhi, DRC, International Security, Islamabad, Moscow, PLA, Stanley Macebuh, The New York Times, Ukraine, Washington1 CommentViews:

The cover picture that hits our eyes here is that of General Huang Ming, the new commander of the People’s Liberation Army, (PLA)’s Central Theatre Command. That’s the guy in cha... Read more

What US-Chinese Elite Are Thinking Ahead

Posted By: adminon: November 26, 2019In: World From AfricaTags: ASEAN, Beijing, Davos, FutureMap, Henry Kissinger, Meituan Dianping, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, The New EconomyNo CommentsViews:

As members of the power elite in Nigeria are lost in unproductive bickering along ethno-regional lines and while their leading ideologues such as Gov Nasir el-Rufai are still parroting slave... Read more

Confusing Situation in Zimbabwe But Mugabe Remains Unheard

Posted By: adminon: November 15, 2017In: De-EscalationTags: APCs, AU, Beijing, CoupNo CommentsViews:

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe appears to have lost out so quickly in skirmishes that can be taken as marking the end of his rule. Although the youth wing of the ruling party in the cou... Read more

Will China Adhere to Its Own Norm Prohibiting Lethal Drone Strikes?

Posted By: adminon: October 14, 2016In: SpectacleTags: Africa, Asia, Beijing, BOKO HARAM, CHINA, Djibouti, DRC, ISR, Jinping, NIGERIA, PLAN, UCAVs, United StatesNo CommentsViews:

Think About It: Chinese drones filling Africa’s skies, watching over Beijing’s interests. By Tobias Burgers and Scott N. Romaniuk for The Diplomat In our previous article, “Is China Establis... Read more

China’s Experiment in Djibouti

Posted By: adminon: October 05, 2016In: FlashbackTags: Africa, Beijing, CHINA, CMA, Djibouti, Elmi Ahmed, Ethiopia, Europe, Gulf of Aden, IMF, Kuwait, MCA, Middle East, Philippe Danieau, SARL, Saudi Arabia, Somaliland, Turkey, U.A.E., UNICEFNo CommentsViews:

China’s role in Africa is changing from resource extractor to long-term strategic partner. Djibouti is a prime example. By François Dubé for The Diplomat On April 8, 2016 China’s Ministry of... Read more