The Global South in the New Cold War

Marginalised and dominated economically by the Global North, developing countries must urgently cooperate to better strive for their shared interests in achieving world peace and sustainable development. Cold War rivalryDuring the first

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Explaining the China-NATO Spat

Dr. Colibasanu is a Professor of International Relations at the Romanian National University of Political Studies and Public Administration and an Associate Senior Expert with the New Strategy Center in Bucharest. Prior

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NATO Accelerates Its Conflict With China

At the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington, the focus was on Ukraine. In the Washington Declaration, the NATO leaders wrote, “Ukraine’s future is in NATO.” Ukraine formally applied to join NATO in

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Imperial Ambitions: NATO’s Uncertain Path

NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.  The name should have been changed long ago, when NATO shifted its focus and operations south and eastward. NATO is shifting once again, most seriously by expanding

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Asian ‘Nato’ encircles China

Major new announcements this month indicate that the US is intent on escalating its military interference in the Asia-Pacific and the seas around China. The first announcement by the defence ministers of

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