Great Power Competition Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/great-power-competition/ an observatory of Asian economic power Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:08:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg Great Power Competition Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/great-power-competition/ 32 32 Trump’s tariff plays make for unpredictable partnerships https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:59:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3560 Thank you to Valentina Pasquali for inviting me to comment for AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight on the pressure by the US on the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships/feed/ 0 Is Europe ready for a NATO without the US? https://asiapowerwatch.com/is-europe-ready-for-a-nato-without-the-us/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-europe-ready-for-a-nato-without-the-us https://asiapowerwatch.com/is-europe-ready-for-a-nato-without-the-us/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:09:05 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3445 In an interview in Istanbul by Feyza Gümüşlüoğlu for EKOTÜRK, I discussed the following points: 📍the peace negotations between Trump and Putin over Ukraine 📍the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/is-europe-ready-for-a-nato-without-the-us/feed/ 0 What Putin and Trump agreed on Ukraine’s partial ceasefire – All you need to know https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-putin-and-trump-agreed-on-ukraines-partial-ceasefire-all-you-need-to-know/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-putin-and-trump-agreed-on-ukraines-partial-ceasefire-all-you-need-to-know https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-putin-and-trump-agreed-on-ukraines-partial-ceasefire-all-you-need-to-know/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:04:32 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3440 I was quoted by Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business in an explainer on the terms of the partial ceasefire agreement in Ukraine reached by…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/what-putin-and-trump-agreed-on-ukraines-partial-ceasefire-all-you-need-to-know/feed/ 0 Tesla tests limits of brand politics as Musk readies for government role under Trump https://asiapowerwatch.com/tesla-tests-limits-of-brand-politics-as-musk-readies-for-government-role-under-trump/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tesla-tests-limits-of-brand-politics-as-musk-readies-for-government-role-under-trump https://asiapowerwatch.com/tesla-tests-limits-of-brand-politics-as-musk-readies-for-government-role-under-trump/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 04:51:08 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3406 In a follow-up article on Elon Musk and Tesla, I was joined by Hakan DOĞU, Chairman of Alagan.Tech Solutions, in sharing comments with Tala Michel…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/tesla-tests-limits-of-brand-politics-as-musk-readies-for-government-role-under-trump/feed/ 0 Why Tesla’s ties with China made Elon Musk indispensable to Trump https://asiapowerwatch.com/why-teslas-ties-with-china-made-elon-musk-indispensable-to-trump/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-teslas-ties-with-china-made-elon-musk-indispensable-to-trump https://asiapowerwatch.com/why-teslas-ties-with-china-made-elon-musk-indispensable-to-trump/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:28:01 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3401 As Elon Musk seems to be turning into a political heavy-weight, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the importance of…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/why-teslas-ties-with-china-made-elon-musk-indispensable-to-trump/feed/ 0 Where Non-Aligned Movement sought neutrality, BRICS builds economic bloc https://asiapowerwatch.com/where-non-aligned-movement-sought-neutrality-brics-builds-economic-bloc/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-non-aligned-movement-sought-neutrality-brics-builds-economic-bloc https://asiapowerwatch.com/where-non-aligned-movement-sought-neutrality-brics-builds-economic-bloc/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:14:21 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3380 In this 3rd article covering the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the fundamental…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/where-non-aligned-movement-sought-neutrality-brics-builds-economic-bloc/feed/ 0 UAE enters BRICS arena, balancing Moscow ties and Western pressures https://asiapowerwatch.com/uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures https://asiapowerwatch.com/uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:08:32 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3371 In this second article analysing what the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, has in store, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/uae-enters-brics-arena-balancing-moscow-ties-and-western-pressures/feed/ 0 UAE’s BRICS Summit debut marks shift towards ‘concrete action’ https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:56:58 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3368 As the 2024 BRICS Summit is starting today in Kazan, Russia, I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business about how this summit,…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/uaes-brics-summit-debut-marks-shift-towards-concrete-action/feed/ 0 A World Between Orders. The New Face of Global Geo-economics https://asiapowerwatch.com/a-world-between-orders-the-new-face-of-global-geo-economics/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-world-between-orders-the-new-face-of-global-geo-economics https://asiapowerwatch.com/a-world-between-orders-the-new-face-of-global-geo-economics/#respond Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:57:26 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3356 On September 24th, 2024, I had the pleasure of discussing with Şafak Herdem, Managing Partner at HERDEM Attorneys at Law & President of the Turkish…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/a-world-between-orders-the-new-face-of-global-geo-economics/feed/ 0 Geopolitical risks and their repercussions on the economy https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitical-risks-and-their-repercussions-on-the-economy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geopolitical-risks-and-their-repercussions-on-the-economy https://asiapowerwatch.com/geopolitical-risks-and-their-repercussions-on-the-economy/#respond Fri, 31 May 2024 12:09:52 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3314 Nicolas Michelon, Founder of Asia Power Watch and CEO of Asia Intelligence Advisory, was honoured to discuss with Feyza Gümüşlüoğlu on EKOTÜRK in Istanbul about…

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