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Argentina and the BRI: A Compelling or Concerning Partnership?
Photo Credit: Global Times, VCG By Ray Berman-SchneiderStaff Writer In February of 2022, Argentina became a member of China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI): a massive infrastructure project to increase Chinese investment and development projects throughout the globe, especially in East Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The BRI was launched in 2013 by President Xi…
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What the Shifting Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Reveals about the Consequences of Russia’s War in Ukraine
Photo Credit: Embassy of Azerbaijan Belgium By W. Hayden TaillonStaff Writer Late last month, in a sign of just how far Armenia’s previously strong relationship with Russia has fallen in the past year, MP Gagik Melkonyan of Armenia’s governing Civil Contract party warned that if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to visit Armenia in the…
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How the Semiconductor Became a Dominator on the Geopolitical Stage
Photo Credit: ASML By Isabelle R. StadStaff Writer A cutthroat global rivalry between America, the world’s largest economy, and China, the second-largest economy since 2010, has been unfolding over the past decade. Although this century-defining contest between these two powerful nations is fought on many fronts, the U.S. has proven to be especially concerned about…