China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...

China’s growing network of ports in Africa could serve as a precursor to the creation of more military bases, according to a ...

This tiny African state has such a vital strategic location that most of the world's most powerful militaries have set up ...

Key Takeaways France is struggling to maintain its traditional influence in West and Central Africa. As a result, Paris is exploring opportunities to expand its presence in the East and South of the ...

China has, since the 1970s, employed what Lt. Colonel Joel N Rea called, a layered “cabbage strategy, using the People’s ...

The West is constantly at war. Indeed, the leader of the West, the US, has launched 469 foreign interventions since 1798.

Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, is of geopolitical significance to India that cannot be overstated in ...

Turkey is not the largest power interested in Africa. Its economic engagement, arms sales, and foreign aid are dwarfed by one or more of the major powers.

located to China’s north, is often called its “backyard.” Djibouti in Africa hosts Japan’s only overseas base for the Self-Defense Forces. The government plans to sign agreements with ...

TRUE now, as it was true when I shifted to opinion writing in lieu of moviemaking, which collapsed at Henry Sy's banning of R ...

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