Category: The U.S.

18 Jul 2018

Trump’s trade war: Delenda est China!

By Fatima-Zohra Er-Rafia, Ph.D.

The trade war between China and the U.S. entered a new phase on July 6 when the U.S. imposed new tariffs on $34 billion of China’s goods. This trade war and the attacks against China are not new. Indeed, during his election campaign, Trump promised to tackle the Chinese threat. He kept his promise. Last […]

Belt and Road Initiative • China • EU • Geoeconomics • Geopolitics • Geostrategy • OBOR • The U.S. Leave a comment

Category: The U.S.

03 May 2018

My take on Turkish Politics

By Fatima-Zohra Er-Rafia, Ph.D.

Interview conducted by Mr. Seymur Mammadov and published in Russian here: http://eurasia.expert/dlya-ssha-turtsiya-eto-klyuch-k-tsentralnoy-azii-i-blizhnemu-vostoku-ekspert/?sphrase_id=8649 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that early presidential and parliamentary elections would be held in the country on June 24. Why did Erdogan decide to hold early elections? What’s happening? After the failed coup attempt of July 2016, Erdoğan has used […]

Geoeconomics • Geopolitics • Geostrategy • Politics • The U.S. • Turkey Leave a comment