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China is Russia, is Iran, is North Korea, is Cuba, is Venezuela, is Nicaragua and now we can add Saudi Arabia to the mix.

While Iran has been expanding influence in the region in the last two decades, Saudi Arabia has made leaps and bounds in terms of military prowess in recent years.

Facing opprobrium after the 2021 coup, the junta in Naypyitaw has deepened its relationship with the Kremlin to relieve international pressure. Powers wishing to see Myanmar return to democracy should not try to break these ties but rather redouble their targeted sanctions and embargo efforts. 

Facing opprobrium after the 2021 coup, the junta in Naypyitaw has deepened its relationship with the Kremlin to relieve international pressure. Powers wishing to see Myanmar return to democracy should not try to break these ties but rather redouble their targeted sanctions and embargo efforts. 

After the 27 February UN General Assembly vote on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which tested Africa's political and military alliances, US President Joe Biden will in December meet some of the African leaders, who chose to abstain from voting, in person.



The challenge for Western policymakers is to avoid viewing Russian activism in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa through an exclusively zero-sum lens. The region’s political disarray, complexities, and especially the unpredictability of local rulers all present built-in buffers to Russian influence—as they do to all external players.