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Shanghai faces unprecedented lockdown
Photo taken by Mfame.guru Author: Marián Šeliga Shanghai, the city with the largest container port in the world, was placed under a two-stage lockdown on March 28 in connection with the recent massive outbreak of Omikron in the city. Shanghai’s authorities have not yet announced when restrictions will be lifted. The EU chamber of Commerce…
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“Global South” isn’t taking sides in the Ukrainian crisis
Photo taken by Foreign policy Author: Marián Šeliga Introduction: Against the background of the current development of the war in Ukraine and amid the lack of sufficient progress at the negotiating table, we at Globinsider are very pessimistic about the opportunity of reaching a long-term ceasefire or even ending of this conflict. All indications, as…
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The end of diplomacy?
Photo taken by Arabnews Our platform Globinsider has always tried to be as unbiased as possible in analysing the current international issues. In order to provide an in-depth analysis we attach great importance to the facts and the primary sources of information. By doing so we may provide our readers with an opportunity to look…
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Mass hysteria about the “imminent” war on Ukraine. What are the most possible scenarios of the future development in Ukraine?
“Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be an empire, but with Ukraine suborned and then subordinated, Russia automatically becomes an empire.” Zbigniew Brzezinsky (Photo: The Other Philosopher) The Western media has recently been inundated with publications about the coming war in Ukraine and the inevitable military intervention of Russia in its “Drang nach Westen”. Even respected…
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China’s BRI in the Central and Eastern Europe (I).
Author: Marián Šeliga This article is the first in a series of articles devoted to the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the Central and Eastern Europe region. Content: This article analyzes the current state of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region, the latest projects realised within…
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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: sports, money and politics
Photo: Reuters Author: Igor Zarodov (Russian expert on China and sinologist) Contrary to the generally accepted ideological imperative and the Olympic ideal that sport and politics should not influence each other, the fact that politics is involved in sport cannot be denied in the modern real world. The victories of athletes and the sports industry…
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RUSSIA AND CHINA HOLD JOINT NAVAL EXERCISES: how China pursues its national security strategy by expanding its naval presence
Written by Igor Zarodov (Russian expert on China and sinologist) A joint Russian-Chinese naval drill took place in the western part of the Arabian Sea. The naval forces of China at the joint naval exercises called “Peaceful Sea-2022” were represented by the guided-missile destroyer “Urumqi” and the complex supply ship “Taihu”. The exercise has once…
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