Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 27 Issue 4 - The recent meeting between Kazakh and U.S. representatives in Washington stressed Astana's desire to balance its foreign policy between the West, Russia, and China, and the White House strategy to increase its presence in the Central Asian republic.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is paying an official visit to Saudi Arabia to affirm Beijing's influence in the Gulf and contrast the U.S. presence in the region.
The recent meeting between Zhaparov and the U.S.-Kyrgyzstan Business Council stressed Bishkek's desire to strengthen economic relations with the United States and attract U.S. investors in its country. Balancing among these international players could be one of the main challenges that Kyrgyzstan should address, as well as the necessity to maintain control over the population and avoid possible socioeconomic problems.
While the CSTO military exercises were taking place in Tajikistan, Dushanbe received U.S. representatives who confirmed Washington's interest and strategy in strengthening the security and defence of the Tajik-Afghan borders.
The United States and Japan have intensified their military, commercial and diplomatic cooperation to counter Russia and China's strategy in the Asia-Pacific and strengthen Washington's foreign policy Pivot to Asia.
Nancy Pelosi's visit to South Korea highlighted Seoul's role in Washington's Asia-Pacific strategy to contrast North Korea's military threat in the Korean Peninsula and, at the regional level, confront the rising Chinese presence.
Nanci Pelosi's visit to Taipei and the U.S. military manoeuvres in the region confirmed Washington's interests in the Asia-Pacific and the United States' attempt to achieve political-strategic goals in an area which has experienced the rise of Chinese military and political presence.
The killing of al-Qaeda's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul by a U.S. drone strike confirmed Washington's interests in the region and the Taliban's policy to host terrorist organisations' high-ranking leaders in the country, which has become a "safe heaven" for different jihadist groups.
Among the framework of Rimpac 2022, Washington has organised several training activities to enhance interoperability between the U.S. Navy, Amy, Marines and Airforce and the armed forces of allied countries part of the Asia-Pacific region and contrast the rising Chinese threat in the area.
The People's Republic of China and the United States have embarked on a foreign policy aimed at influencing political and economic dynamics in Vietnam, a republic in the Asia-Pacific which plays a strategic role thanks to its geographical position.