Search results for: Alexandra Said
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A Critique of the Focus Asia: Perspective and Analysis “China Military Reform: Present and Future, Parts 1 and 2.”
...to deconstruct what two Western (American) specialists have said about the reforms. This section is not at all comprehensive, and there are other reviews which are more systematic, for example...
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Sanctions in Japan-Russia Economic Relations: Impact and Adaption
...the Russian Far East, said, expressing his disappointment. “However, these negotiations didn’t result in decisions. In contrast to other countries, there are only a few Japanese investors in the Russian...
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British Naval Activities in the South China Sea: a Double-Edged sword?
...its armed forces. He also said that the first operational mission of the HMS Queen Elizabeth would include the Pacific region. The UK’s worry has gradually become clearer. According to...
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Xi’s Visit to the Philippines: Implications for China-Philippine Relations
...with Duterte, Xi said that he was ready to work with his Filipino counterpart to “chart the course for the future development of our relations from a strategic perspective, deepen...
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Mahathir: Uighurs “have done nothing wrong”
...appears to be taking a lead. Last week, US Vice President Mike Pence said that the re-education camps are “A deliberate attempt by Beijing to strangle Uighur culture and stamp...
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Can Turkey Change?
...to impose his personalized, authoritarian rule. Menderes said that democracy did not authorize protests against the government. Süleyman Demirel, who succeeded Menderes as the conservative leader, fought against the expansion...
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Judicial and Governance Reform in Uzbekistan
...discussions on important issues to the public had begun to be overcome. That being said, when Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumed the position of Interim President, he rapidly sent a...
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Russian Hybrid Tactics in Georgia
...elsewhere. In fact, Georgia can be said to have functioned as a testing ground for many of these tactics, making Georgia’s experience relevant far beyond the confined regional context. The...
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Turkey and the West: How Bad is it?
...Turkey”. President Erdoğan’s recent visit to New York has confirmed that he has established a good working relationship with the U.S. chief executive. That said, the Pentagon, the U.S. Congress...
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THAAD on the Korean Peninsula
...in this fashion, the DPRK has test-fired several ballistic missiles during 2017, including its first ICBM in July 2017. On August 9, 2017, North Korea said it was considering firing...