President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from December 7 to December 10, 2022, and the holding of successful bilateral meetings and agreements with Saudi leadership are positive developments for cementing bilateral ties, improving economic and trade relations, and helping Saudi A...
Read moreEarlier this month, members of OPEC+ declared that from November onwards, they would cut their volume of oil exports by two million barrels per day. It is evident that such constrictions in the supply of energy and oil, paired with an increasingly unpredictable climate during the coming winter, may ...
Read moreThe events of cutting oil supply by two million barrels a day by OPEC+ sent shock waves across the world, ringing a bell of the oil embargo of 1973. What does the future hold for U.S.-OPEC relations, especially U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship? What is the impact of this energy crisis on the upcoming ...
Read moreThe 2022 U.S. National Security Strategy explicitly targets both Russia and China. However, the Biden administration’s strategy for the maintenance of US global hegemony through the prosecution of asymmetric warfare at both ends of the Eurasian super-continent is not new.
Read moreEurope seems to be implicated in an energy crisis by its involvement in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Read moreChina has developed unique traditions in its millennia of political and economic interaction with neighbors and partners. China’s approach is about being constructive, avoiding red lines and embracing compromise. In this view, China is a “mild” and “soft” power.
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