Tag: Riccardo Rossi

Riccardo Rossi – Geopolitical Analyst Desk Asia-Pacific. He holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Milan, a master’s degree in Geopolitics and Global Security from La Sapienza University in Rome and a Diploma in European Affairs from the Institute of International Politics in Milan. He studies geopolitics and writes geo-strategic reports on the Asia-Pacific region.

Geostrategia Asia-Pacifico
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis

Geostrategia e competizione militare nell’Asia-Pafico

Questa ricerca si pone come obiettivo quello di analizzare la competizione sino-statunitense nella regione dell’Asia-Pacifico prestando particolare at-tenzione alle loro strategie nel settore militare.

Cambodia Map e1675072879686
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

Il ruolo della Cambogia nell’espansione cinese nel sud-est asiatico

Considerando la posizione geostrategica che la Cambogia detiene nella regione del Sud-Est Asia e il rapporto economico che lega Phnom Penh a Pechino, la Repubblica Popolare Cinese ha sviluppato una strategia volta a rafforzare i legami e trasformare lo Stato cambogiano in un elemento fondamentale della sua politica estera regionale.

Indonesia Island Chain
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

China – Indonesia relations and the Strait of Malacca: geopolitical analysis and risk assessment

Due to Malacca’s geopolitical centrality, China has strengthened economic-diplomatic dialogue and relations with Southeast Asian countries, especially Indonesia.

Korean Peninsula
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis

The crisis on the Korean Peninsula and the effects on the geopolitical balance in the East China Sea

The current situation in the Korean Peninsula represents a severe threat to economic-strategic stability in the East China Sea geo-maritime space for the United States, the People’s Republic of China, and the Russian Federation.

Xi Jinping China e1666588004334
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

Xi Jinping and the 20th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress

On October 16th, 2022, Xi Jinping opened the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in a speech lasting about two hours, outlining the main challenges that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will have to face in the coming years to pursue the China Dream policy design.

Parliament of Myanmar in Naypyidaw
Posted in Asia-Pacific China Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Monitoring & Analysis

The geopolitical value of Myanmar in China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Due to its geographical position in the Asia-Pacific, Myanmar plays a strategic role in China’s regional policy, especially in connection with the Malacca Dilemma.

U.S. military facilities in Japan
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

How can the United States and Japan strengthen their alliance against Russia and China?

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. 

Tibetan Plateau Tectonics
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

The People’s Republic of China and the ‘Third Pole’ Water Resources Management

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 23 Issue 2 – In recent years, the People’s Republic of China has heavily invested in renewable resources, particularly in the hydropower sector. Under the Xi Jinping administration, this energy sector has progressively assumed a role in sustaining part of the electricity demand of both the industrial and civil sectors.

South Korea view from the satellite e1659715352269
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

Nancy Pelosi’s visit to South Korea confirmed the U.S. partnership with Seoul

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.

Nancy Pelosi
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan: will the United States reinforce the Pivot to Asia policy?

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.

East China Sea Map
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

The Sino-Japanese dispute over energy resources in the East China Sea

China and Japan are competing in the East China Sea on the local energy resources considered fundamental in Beijing’s economic and foreign policy and Tokyo’s strategic approach to the Asia-Pacific.

Rimpac Philippine Luna
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

Rimpac 2022: the most important U.S. manoeuvre in the Pacific

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.

Hanoi Vietnam
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis United States

Vietnam: a disputed land between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.

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.

US Indo Pacific Command
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis United States

The US Valiant Shield 22 exercise: a warning to Beijing

US Indo-Pacific Command coordinated the Valiant Shield exercise conducted near the second island chain and in the Philippine Sea to counter the Chinese presence in the Asia-Pacific.

Hong Kong
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

Hong Kong: The Fall of ‘One Country, Two Systems’

This analysis attempts to understand the Xi Jinping administration’s geopolitical vision for Hong Kong by examining the National security law and the economic-financial interaction between the PRC economy and Fragrant Harbour.

U.S. President Joe Biden
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

Analysis of President Biden’s visits to Japan and South Korea

On May 20th-24th, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden paid diplomatic visits to Japan and South Korea to confirm the geopolitical importance the United States attaches to the Asia-Pacific region

Russian Pacific Fleet
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis Russia

The Russian Federation strengthens the Pacific Fleet

The Russian Federation outlined a programme to deploy the Pacific submarine flotilla as the Kremlin’s response to the growing geopolitical instability in the Northwest Asia-Pacific region. In this area, the Russian Federation identifies the Sea of Japan and the Korean Peninsula as the main geostrategic areas

US ASEAN summit in Washington 2022
Posted in Asia-Pacific Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Monitoring & Analysis United States

Joe Biden-ASEAN summit: a U.S. soft power action?

On May 12th – 13th, 2022, President Biden held a summit in Washington with the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to counter the political-economic expansionism of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the Asia-Pacific region.

Kim Jong un leader of North Korea
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis

North Korea-China economic relations and the United Nations sanctions

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) expanded its atomic arsenal to defend its territory from possible aggression by the Republic of Korea, assisted by Washington and Tokyo. At the same time, North Korea has also faced complicated situations caused by United Nations sanctions eased by Chinese economic and geostrategic interests in the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea soldiers e1652085216575
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis

North Korea launched a ballistic missile from a submarine

North Korea stretched its muscle by launching a short-range submarine ballistic missile, which confirmed that Pyongyang is a decisive military actor in Asia-Pacific that might threaten South Korea and contrast the U.S. presence in the region.

China military aircraft
Posted in Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

The People’s Republic of China will launch a third aircraft carrier

China showed on national television its military hardware such as the two aircraft carriers Shandong and Liaoning which might be deployed in the South China Sea to expand Beijing’s control and influence in the region.

Map of South China Sea
Posted in Asia-Pacific China Monitoring & Analysis

Beijing deployed J-20 fighter jets in the South China Sea

Beijing deployed J-20 fighter jets in the South China Sea, confirming its military strategy and geopolitical interests in the region and its will to counter any external military forces in the area.

USS Abraham Lincoln
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

U.S. maritime military presence near the Korean peninsula

The U.S. military deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln near the Korean peninsula confirms Washington’s commitment to increasing its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, contrasting North Korea’s threats and assuring its regional allies’ security.

Russian honour guard
Posted in Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis Russia

Russian Federation’s militarisation of the Northwest Asia-Pacific

In the political-strategic vision of the Russian Federation, the Northwest Asia-Pacific region represents a geo-maritime space of high strategic value for the defence of its national interests

Balikatan military exercise Philippines
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

The U.S.-Philippines military exercise ‘Balikatan 2022’

The joint U.S.-Philippines military exercise ‘Balikatan 2022’ is a sign of Washington’s commitment and strategy in the Asia-Pacific to contrast further Chinese expansion in the region and strengthen military and political relations with Manila.

Guam Government House
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis United States

The United States strengthens the Guam base

The United States has strengthened bases and military resources in Guam underlying the geopolitical and strategic role that the island has and Washington’s desire to counter the Chinese presence and strategies in Asia-Pacific.

Kim Yong un North Korean leader
Posted in Asia-Pacific Monitoring & Analysis

The new North Korean missile platforms and the strategic consequences in the Asia-Pacific.

The recent North Korean missile test alarmed the Asia-Pacific region and demonstrated that Pyongyang has the military infrastructure and hardware to pose a threat to the U.S. interests and military operations in the region.