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Ladies and gentlemen, thanks very much for coming. It’s an honor for me to be here to talk with you about the important and serious problem of China that America now faces, whether many people realize it or not. Those of you who’ve heard me speak in the past, or have read [...]

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In late July, Qiushi, a state-controlled publication and recognized mouthpiece of the ruling Chinese communist party, released an essay stating that China should strengthen its military to safeguard against “instability and threats to national security.” More important for China’s neighbors, the essay said, “At present, the political and military environment on China’s [...]

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The German government wants to develop a new “Ostpolitik” to broaden Russia’s ties to Europe during Berlin’s stint at the helm of the EU presidency.
“The aim must be to make the EU’s political, economic and cultural linkages with Russia, its anchorage in a greater Europe, irreversible,” the Handelsblatt newspaper reported Friday, quoting [...]

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In the meantime, the Ayatollah Republic is proceeding steadily toward the acquisition of a nuclear capability. The conciliatory international reactions to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s announcement Thursday that Iran rejected the UN Security Council’s demand that it end all uranium enrichment actually preceded Ahmadinejad’s insolent statement. On Wednesday, EU foreign policy chief [...]

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The Iranian Mullahs either already have, or will very soon be in possession of, nuclear weapons. This reality is horrifying in the context of Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s verbalized fantasy of annihilating Israel. Part of this fantasy, and also the inspiration for it, is the apocalyptic world vision of Ahmadinejad — and of [...]

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Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has been visiting China since Monday. Officially he is there to participate in the commemoration of the Year of Russia in China. He has already met with his counterpart Wu Yi and with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.
Medvedev is no ordinary bureaucrat. He is officially third in command of [...]

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The American Center for Nonproliferation Studies released a report yesterday claiming that North Korean authorities, with the help of private Russian companies, are providing ballistic missile to third countries, Iran, Syria and Pakistan in particular. This information comes at the same time as a scandal is unfolding over the North Korean regime’s [...]

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On August 16, a Russian patrol boat fired a warning shot at a Japanese crab fishing boat near a disputed chain of islands. The warning shot killed one of the Japanese crew, making him the latest casualty of World war II. The incident sparked the most recent diplomatic incident over the islands [...]

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Chinese officials are far too sophisticated to follow the Soviet example and say “we will bury you” to US visitors. But they exude robust self-confidence.
Along with rapid economic growth has come increased diplomatic penetration around the world, as well as a growing military. The People’s Republic of China is on the move.
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Richard Lugar, the Chairman of the US Senate Committee for International Affairs, has been paying too much attention to Russia lately. Last week the official demanded Russia should withdraw its peacemakers from the conflict areas of Georgia, Abkhazia and Ossetia. This week Mr. Lugar spoke about the energy security issue. The US [...]

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Moscow, Sept. 1 (PTI): India and Russia will jointly develop a new generation global positioning satellite for wider navigational application with commercial spin-off.

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ELEANOR HALL: Dr Ron Huisken is a non-proliferation expert from the Australian National University. He says an Iran armed with nuclear weapons could destabilise the entire Middle East.
He’s been speaking to Michael Edwards.

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He drew some comparisons between today’s situation and pre-World war II Europe, when British leader Winston Churchill tried to warn the civilized world of the impending threat from Nazi Germany.
“Because the world did not protect its own interests,” stated Jacobson, “the world suffered.”
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He then noted the similarities to what happened last [...]

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As yesterday’s United Nations deadline for the shelving of the Iranian nuclear programme came and went, Iran continued defiantly to spin centrifuges and spin out talks. And, despite bullish rhetoric from George Bush about “consequences for Iran’s defiance”, there is little that he or anyone else can do about it. Iran will [...]

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But the biggest question of all is whether the moderate Islamist government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will back the traditional American ally in demanding tough measures against Iran. It may have to do so, since the grim logic of power suggests that if Iran defies Washington and successfully becomes a [...]

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