* Originally Published By North Star Support Group (NSSG) on July 28, 2020 The international arena is significantly affected by the CoVid-19 pandemic and last month’s global economic slowdown raises questions regarding the CPEC relationship China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is facing significant setbacks due to the new international norms caused by the growing […]
Rising Geopolitical Tensions and the CoVid-19 Crisis Raise Concerns Over CPEC’s Future
Filed Under: Belt and Road Initiative, China and Pakistan, CoVid-19, Geopolitics, Global Security & Geopolitical Navigation Series, Intelligence, Strategy, & Trends Series, Middle East, trade war and national security, Uncategorized Tagged With: Belt and Road Initiative, China, Covid-19, CPEC, Geopolitics, Pakistan, Pandemic
New Friction Between the U.S., Iran, and China Makes Cyber Warfare More Attractive
This piece discusses the latest tensions between the U.S. and Iran with an emphasis on how it impacts China’s strategic interests in the region and how it impacts the growing trade war and great power competition it has with the United States. In addition, it discusses the expanding cyber war between the two nations and the likeliness of it escalating into a kinetic war in the near future.
Filed Under: Geopolitics, Global Security & Geopolitical Navigation Series, Intelligence, Strategy, & Trends Series, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, nuclear weapons, trade war and national security, U.S. Policy, US-Iran, US-Iran-China Tagged With: China, China and Iran, China in the Middle east, Cyber Battlefield, Cyber Domain, Cyber Warfare, Esper, Global Security, great power competition, Intelligence Community, International Security, Iran, Iranian Tensions, Israel, Kinetic Warfare, Middle East, National Security, Saudi Arabia, SCO, Trade War, US, US and Iran, US-China Trade War, US-Iran