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Xi’s Glittering Solutions for China
Oct. 20, 2017 Beneath the promises of a bright future was a subtle admission of the country’s weaknesses and the potential for failure.
China Decides It’s Time to Talk About Chinese Debt
Oct. 20, 2017 Beijing has admitted to what most of us already know.
The Caucasus: A Rugged Land Bridge into Russia’s Heartland
Oct. 20, 2017 Were it not for its mountains, the Caucasus would be a 300-mile-wide (480-kilometer-wide) land bridge between the Caspian and Black seas leading directly into the heart of Russia. Mountains, however, are the Caucasus’ defining geographical feature. Two ranges run through it. The Greater Caucasus, as the name implies, is the taller and more rugged mountain range. It spans nearly the entire length of the land bridge from the northeastern shores of the Black Sea to the Caspian, giving way to a low-lying plain only slightly west of Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital. Effectively, the Greater Caucasus is a nearly impassable barrier between Russia and the countries of the South Caucasus. To the south are the Lesser Caucasus, beginning in southern Georgia and curving southeast into Armenia, around Lake Sevan, and into the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Real Clear World – In China, a New Political Era Begins
In China, a New Political Era Begins
Oct. 19, 2017 Blending the policies of his predecessors, the Chinese president is trying to liberalize with an iron fist.
The World Explained in Maps