Author: Milan Van Driessche
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Beyond Sanctions
Main Question Has Western strategy accurately assessed North Korea’s true strategic role beyond its nuclear program? Argument North Korea is a central node in a Russia–Iran–North Korea axis, sustaining Russia’s war through munitions and troops, and enabling Iran’s missile capabilities, while receiving advanced technology in return. Conclusion North Korea is a neglected transregional enabler linking…
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Maduro Gone: Impacts on Russia, China & Iran
How does Maduro’s removal reshape the strategic positions of Russia, China, and Iran in their respective regions? Each nation faces the threat of American resources being allocated to the Indo-Pacific, Middle East, and Eastern Europe as Russia, Iran, and China face military and diplomatic losses. While none lose complete leverage, all three must recalibrate strategies…
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Implications of China–Russia Security Talks
– How durable is China–Russia security cooperation, and how do Japan and Ukraine test its limits? – The partnership is not an alliance but a flexible, institutionalised coordination that allows alignment while managing risk, asymmetry, and disagreement – China–Russia security ties will persist but remain cautious and conditional, shaped by strategic signalling in Asia and…