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Lipsky: All signs indicate U.S., Russia, Ukraine not ready to go to war, but the situation is so volatile, any spark could set off fighting
Putin demands that NATO give assurances of no further eastward expansion; Laru: the initiative to join NATO is the prerogative of aspiring states, so giving such a guarantee would require amending the bloc’s charter
Latynina: Russia won’t risk full-blown war with Ukraine and will instead stick with its strategy of waging hybrid wars, which are much easier to deny and much harder to lose.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Friday [Dec. 17] refuted a US claim concerning Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) trilateral nuclear submarine cooperation, urging the three not to go ahead with the cooperation and the Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat not to have consultation with the three countries on the so-called safeguards arrangements until consensus is reached by all parties.
Felgengauer: US, NATO naval presence in Black Sea is mere posturing amid Russia-Ukraine tensions
Golts: Helping Beijing build a MAEWS could undermine Moscow’s position on the global stage.
Chinese Envoy Dai Bing: ““The way the situation in Afghanistan has transpired recently is proof that foreign military intervention and the imposition of a ‘democratic transformation’ program does nothing to help solve any problem.”
Xinhua: A more complex and challenging humanitarian catastrophe is shaping up in Afghanistan after the US started hastily withdrawing its troops from the country, leading to an immediate conflict escalation and a rapid deterioration of security.
Golts: The claim that the Russian Army is not only among the world’s most advanced, but superior to the rest requires clarification, at the very least.
Xinhua: Is China’s military spending too hefty? Is the figure growing too fast? Is the so-called “Chinese military threat” well grounded?