The new space race
Competition between the USA, China and Russia will have consequences for all of us here on Earth. But how is this 21st century space race different to the last one? The next 50 years of space...
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Critical Astropolitics; The Geopolitics of Space Control and the Transformation of State Sovereignty
Explicitly invoking a “Space Pearl Harbor” as a potential disaster the United States must strive to avoid, the 2001 Report of the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space...
The fight for the skies; How governments are battling in the era of Astropolitics
By Matt Ross In his 2015 book Prisoners of Geography, Tim Marshall detailed the historical and geographical factors that explain Putin’s 2022 attack on Ukraine. Now, he warns, the global race for...
World order under pressure from China-Russia alliance
The escalation of the rivalry between China and Russia and the failure of the United States in the costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have caused the world of international relations based on World...
War in Ukraine: How we got here and What may come next
Overview When the war came, its breadth and ferocity stunned Ukrainians, and perhaps many Russians as well. Any idea of a limited invasion ended with the initial bombing raids against several major...
Middle East security is the only way to contain China and Russia
In the US presidential campaign, Biden showed an anti-Trump image in words and deeds, emphasizing the end of close ties with dictators at the expense of US security and national interests. He...
How Europe may cope if Russia shuts off gas
Determining the front lines of Europe’s potential energy conflict with Russia is no mean feat. Because should Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government decide to use what analysts often call...
Russia, China agree a 30-Year gas deal to be conducted via new pipeline and to be settled in Euros
Russia has agreed a 30-year contract to supply gas to China via a new pipeline and will settle the new gas sales in euros, bolstering an energy alliance with Beijing amid Moscow's strained ties with...
Washington’s doubts about the new strategic relations between China and Russia
The US President Joe Biden is looking at Russia in the conflict with China, and with major coalition-building, bilateral sanctions, he is further restricting the close ties between Beijing and...
Russian-led military bloc to start withdrawing troops from Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has said troops from a Russian-led military bloc will begin their withdrawal from the country within two days. Tokayev asked for assistance from the...