Greater cooperation with Russia in the struggle to defeat the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS) and other extremist elements in the Muslim World is now being urged by a number of prominent Americans. Russia and America both have a problem with Islamists, goes the argument, so we should work together to defeat the common enemy.
A Russian-built backdoor to U.S. intelligence?;
Russian planes, Iranian basing
Beijing forcing "
zombie firms”
into bankruptcy;
Tensions and contradictions in Chinese economic policy
In Washington, conventional wisdom has long held that Iran's presence south of the U.S. border constitutes little more than an axis of annoyance. In this telling, Iran's activities in Central and South America - from numerous commercial and trade deals with various nations to the establishment of cultural centers throughout the region - are disorganized, opportunistic, and ultimately of little consequence.
China has already sunk $100 billion into the New Silk Road;
DPRK sells China fishing rights near maritime border with ROK