Raffaello Pantucci

Raffaello Pantucci is a visiting scholar at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.


Commentary

Washington is packing its bags, but Beijing looks set to stay in AfPak for the long haul.

China, Russia and the United States must navigate their competing—and conflicting—designs for Central Asia.

Kyrgyzstan is defined and dominated by what surrounds it. It is fast becoming China's playground.

At Friday’s EU-Russia summit, EU diplomats face the humiliating prospect of a complete breakdown in discussions—due in part to European disunion on key foreign policy matters.

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May 25, 2012