Fri Nov 6, 2009 17:59 GMT |
Myanmar (Burma) is a country that deserves more attention. In case you missed it, the US is currently pursuing a diplomatic outreach to Myanmar’s ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) – the military junta headed by Senior General Than Shwe. US State Department officials have just returned from what was the highest-ranking American foray… [Read more]
Tags: Burma, Burma Chronicles, China, economic potential, From The Land of Green Ghosts, geopolitical importance, India, Myanmar, outreach, pipeline, power projection, security, South East Asia, SPDC junta, strategic, Than Shwe, US
Posted in: Asia, General, Geopolitics, Political Risk
Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:32 GMT |
Pakistan is one of the most geopolitically important countries in the world today, and how it evolves will affect a whole range of strategic issues. These include: The future of political Islam The fate of Afghanistan The spread of nuclear weapons The economic development of South Asia The development of energy resources in Central Asia… [Read more]
Tags: Afghanistan, geopolitical importance, Islamist militants, nuclear arsenal, Pakistan, Punjab, radicalisation, security, South Waziristan, Taliban, terrorism
Posted in: Asia, General, Geopolitics, Political Risk