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China and the new maritime cartography
Maritime transport currently represents 95% of everything transported in the world, two-thirds corresponding to oil and mineral traffic and container…
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African and Middle Eastern littorals and chokepoints at the center of Iran’s Fourth Generation Warfare Strategy
By Ben Minick and Irina Tsukerman Strategic Realignment in the Strait of Hormuz Littorals or other chokepoints along the coastline…
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Stemming the tide: India’s geopolitical future in IOR
When it comes to the geopolitics and control over the seas, Alfred Thayer Mahan—the renowned geopolitical and naval strategist—comes to…
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Why is Oman suppressing the voices of the Al-Shuhuh tribe?
Oman, famous for its picturesque and idyllic port capital Muscat, which is snuggled between the mountains and desert and the…
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US lost important military allies in the Middle East
By Jak Fraam Two major NATO allies, Germany and France, turned their backs on the United States. Berlin and Paris…
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North–South Transport Corridor: Opportunities for Indo-Russian trade
By Zahid Khan The projected corridor is inevitable to provide—the bulk of the trading in the area would be handled…
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Cooperation or competition: Gwadar versus Chahbahar
By Shahzadi Tooba Hussain Syed Gwadar port is located at the mouth of gulf and opposite strategic choke points of Strait…
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Pakistan-China time-tested relationship: NSG membership and civil nuclear cooperation
By Shahzadi Tooba Hussain Syed China has assured Pakistan of support in the country’s bid to become a member of…
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Indian Ocean: A zone of benefits or conflicts?
By Ahsan Ali Zahid and Hasan Ehtisham Indian Ocean can be saved from becoming a zone of conflicts if India stops…
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Gwadar port versus Chahbhar port
By Saima Afzal The distance between Pakistani Gwadar port and Iranian Chahbhar port is just 72 kilometers. Geographically both ports…
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