CrisJAGQ column (EN)

The war in Ukraine caused the rejection of the Western world towards Russia, who was disconnected from the financial system dominated by the West, its reserves abroad were confiscated, and it finds itself in a war against NATO in Ukraine that it does not dare to be declared. The explosion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is not an accident and it seeks to cut Russia's remaining ties with Europe, both in energetic and economical terms. Also, although the recent order issued against President Putin by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague will have no relevant effect on the global conflict, it is another tool in the information war and also seeks to cut Russia's remaining ties with Europe, this time in the legal and propaganda level. Motivated by the explosion of Nord Stream 2, a Russian-European infrastructure project, I propose to take a look at other infrastructure projects in Eurasia and pay attention to potential risks of sabotage or destabilization. In partic

Rapid changes are taking place in the current era of conflict between unipolarity and multipolarity. NATO is waging a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine while its leading power, the United States, is also engaging in a commercial confrontation with China amid speeches that gradually increase the tension. In a spontaneous way, countries either tend to align with one of the two sides, or seek to maintain neutrality, or show some strategic ambiguity. Thus, the countries of the Western bloc plus some Asian countries such as Japan form an Atlanticist bloc, while the opposite bloc, the Eurasian one, is rapidly organizing itself and evolving. In this way, the region comprising the countries of West Asia (Middle East) will also resonate during the conflict between NATO and the Russia-China axis. Indeed, the Arab world and the Persian world form a region of great relevance in Asia: In cultural terms, these blocs are the center of the Muslim world, and represents Sunnis and Shiites. In trading