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Russia’s ASEAN Pivot: A Geo-Economic Shift Towards Southeast Asia
By Andrew Korybko Russia is in the midst of a transformational geo-economic pivot, whereby its previous Western-prioritized economic relations are rapidly moving towards Asia. As part of this historic shift, Russia seeks to spearhead three North-South vectors of trade, with the subject of this article being the one directed towards ASEAN. The Asian Sea Arc, as … Continue reading
Russia May Help Launch A Trade Corridor With South And North Korea This Week
By Andrew Korybko, Sputnik News This week’s East Russia Economic Forum in Vladivostok has the chance to bring the two Korea’s closer together with Russia. North and South Korea just barely walked back from the brink of war this week, with both deciding instead to enact concessions to the other and set dates for future talks. Although they have drastically different ideologies … Continue reading
The Ufa Summit: Enlargement Of The Shanghai Co-Operation Organization
The recent summit of the Shanghai Co-operation Organization (SCO) held in the Russian city of Ufa agreed to enlarge the organization. President Putin declared “For the first time since its establishment, we have launched a procedure for admitting new members – India and Pakistan”. By Süreyya Yiğit Documents were signed to begin the accession of … Continue reading
News Conference By Vladimir Putin Following The BRICS And SCO Summits
Vladimir Putin gave a news conference following the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summits in Ufa. By The Kremlin Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Let me start by giving a brief summary of the results of the BRICS and SCO summits that took place here in Ufa. They concluded Russia’s presidency in these two influential organisations and represent a big step in developing our countries’ multifaceted cooperation. In terms of their influence … Continue reading
BRICS Launch New $100 Billion Bank, Sign Agreement On $100 Billion Currency Reserve Pool
The BRICS grouping of emerging market nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — have launched their $100 billion New Development Bank (NDB) — also known as the BRICS bank — and have signed an agreement on their $100 billion currency reserve pool — also known as the Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) — ahead of the summit of SCO and BRICS being held in the Russian … Continue reading
BRICS Bank To Be Operational By End Of 2015, South African Finance Ministry Says
The BRICS grouping of emerging market nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — will see their own $100 billion development bank, The New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the BRICS bank, in operation by the end of 2015, South Africa’s Finance Ministry said on Friday. “The New Development Bank is expected to be operational … Continue reading
China, Kazakhstan Sign 33 Deals Worth $23 Billion
China and Kazakhstan have signed 33 deals of cooperation worth $23.6 billion on Friday during the Kazakhstan Prime Minister Karim Masimov’s visit to China, Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency reports. The agreements signed by Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang cover cooperation on steel, non-ferrous metals, sheet glass, oil refining, hydropower, and automobile … Continue reading
China’s March Westward And The ISIS Challenge
By Aurangzeb Qureshi In recent years, China is slowly returning to its former glory as the “Middle Kingdom” as it was once was during the 6th century. Unlike the isolationist China of the past, President Xi Jinping’s China is a resurgent dragon looking to connect with the rest of the world. In other words, China is … Continue reading
Turkey: Turning Towards A Full Eurasian Pivot?
By Andrew Korybko, Sputnik News Turkey’s flirtation with purchasing non-NATO-compatible Chinese missiles to complement its planned air defense system indicates that Ankara may be preparing for a grander non-Western policy pivot in the future. As it stands, Turkey is officially deliberating between purchasing Chinese, American, or French missiles for its air defense system, but the fact that military products … Continue reading
Growing The Russia-China New Relationship
By F. William Engdahl While the Obama Administration is preoccupied with keeping an increasingly unhappy EU firm on further economic sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Putin is busy outflanking an increasingly desperate Washington. Rather than fixate on the deliberate US and NATO provocations in Ukraine, Russia is deepening its strategic ties with the other Great Eurasian … Continue reading
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