Against the backdrop of escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the U.S.-initiated summit was widely viewed as a signal to highlight the importance of what America calls the "Indo-Pacific" region out of strategic concerns, and to counter the rising influence of China in the region. ...
The importance of South Korea: a strategic perspective on India's engagement with Northeast Asia Today, in view of changing geopolitical realities in Asia and the rest of the world, India must pursue policies that place greater focus on strategic ... Lakhvinder,Singh - 《Korean Journal of Defe...
The book ends with an analysis dedicated to the importance of African rare earth metals' control for the stability of the current world order. Questions like: "Which are the main maritime straits covered by the Chinese strategy and which are the geostrategic implications of this approach? Which...
As per the agreement, both countries affirm the importance of their relationship as “friends and strategic partners.” They emphasize that this cooperation is based on “shared values and common interests,” which include democracy, economic freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. They also ...
However, when countries are well-positioned to take advantage of their natural resources, they can achieve newfound geopolitical importance.No American president has ever been to Guyana. But the small South American nation recently found commercially recoverable petroleum reserves of up to11 billion barr...
The South China Sea’s strategic importance extends to international commerce, acting as an essential conduit that accommodates overone-third of global maritime traffic. It is a critical passage for trade, carrying goods valued atover $3 trillionannually and connecting major economies in Asia with ...
The security in the Eastern Indian Ocean, especially along maritime Southeast Asia, is a shared area of concern for India and Australia. China looms large, geographically as well as strategically, over this region. Building strategic convergence to limit Chinese influence and expanding the strategic...
On the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Vairon said: "Although the importance of this issue has diminished in recent years, there is a renewed interest in recent years with Mr. Trump's violent statement made against Mr. Obama and in favor of Mr. Netanyahu." ...
Thus, for the purposes of this article, “geopolitics” is defined as the influence of geography on the power of states and international affairs, emphasizing the strategic importance of natural resources, their location, and transportation routes [65]. By extension of our physical geography ...
Indo-Pacific. This will be consequential for harmonising foreign policy vis-à-vis Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands. This harmonisation will not be exclusive to bilateral cooperation; rather, it will be dependent on the regional and functional focus of various strategic ...