Alan Callow, Author at TheRise.co.in

Pacifism in Words, Militarism in Actions: The Sounding Brass Leaders of 21st Century

28 November 202230 November 2022 Alan Callow 0 Comments Indo-Pacific, Korea, USA

These days politicians are so convicted that their opinions are correct that they don’t hesitate to dissemble any facts that are contrary to their position. They always make loud statements. However, at times their words and actions do not jibe. It involves trouble for nations and more for whole regions. And that is particularly true for the Indo-Pacific region, where many countries have their own great ambitions and also have enough military power to achieve their objectives. It should be well understood that sooner or later this kind of double-standard policy will fail. The lessons of world history inevitably prove it. It is very important to stop in time and think about it. It seems that it is time to stop just making loud statements.

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The Better Storyteller Wins the War: Taboo in the Arms of Propaganda

20 November 202220 November 2022 Alan Callow 0 Comments Russia, Russia-Ukraine Conflict, Ukraine

The most famous historical facts of mass sexual crimes are connected in the minds of ordinary people with the image of Nazis during World War 2, with the Japanese militarists who carried out the Nanjing Massacre or with the genocide of the population during the civil war in Rwanda. However, let’s put this theme in the context of the continuing war in Ukraine.

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The Small Shouldn’t Tumble in the Great Game of the Asia-Pacific

20 October 202220 October 2022 Alan Callow 3 Comments China

Visibly, the Small Pacific island states shouldn’t tumble with great nations and prefer lo leave “anti-Chinese” stance over support with Beijing,

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Japan, The Land of Rising Militarism

27 September 202227 September 2022 Alan Callow 0 Comments Japan, South China Sea, Taiwan

By 2028, the military budget of the Land of the Rising Sun will exceed $80 billion. The Russian-Ukrainian crisis, the rising tensions around Taiwan, and North Korea’s continued missile tests are all reasons for the drastic increase in Japan’s defence spending. Its defence ministry is now considering the prospect of purchasing new weapons: advanced missiles and air defence systems capable of intercepting rockets launched from China and North Korea, including hypersonic missiles.

In Search of Allies: Washington and the World

26 November 202126 November 2021 Alan Callow 1 Comment China, USA

The high-profile statements of the White House administration about the reorientation of the foreign policy course from the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific region have now become a reality and are reflected in the fact that Washington has focused on the formation of military-political blocs among the countries of the region. However, the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan has raised great doubts about the reliability of US security guarantees for its allies. India is not sure of Washington’s support in the event of another escalation of the Indian-Chinese border conflict. Moreover, Beijing has become the largest market for Australia and the largest exporter of goods to the UK. It is also the main trading partner, both for Tokyo and Seoul.

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The Achilles’ Heels of China in 2022

3 November 20213 November 2021 Alan Callow 2 Comments China

The aggression against Taiwan, the ‘China virus’, the oppression of human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, the seizure of islands in the South China Sea, and industrial espionage are phrases that have shaped the international community’s attitude towards China in the past few years. Anti-Chinese sentiment in the world has grown significantly with the onset of the pandemic and continues to grow. The lack of information about Beijing’s true role in the origin of the virus and other crimes against humanity does not allow for a final verdict on Xi Jinping’s government.
However, the ‘China containment policy’ of the United States allows us to predict what the new pain points of the People’s Republic of China in 2022 will be.