Articles By Ivaylo Valchev
The Big Caucasus Trade
By: Ivaylo Valchev | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Sep , 2023
On 19 September Azerbaijan launched a flash military campaign on Nagorno-Karabakh. Within a day the leaders of the self-governing region, known as Artsakh by the local population, had to surrender...
Iran-China 25-year Cooperation has Major Regional and Global Implications
By: Ivaylo Valchev | Date: 31 Dec , 2021
The Iran-China 25-Year Cooperation Programme, signed in March in Tehran, was paid little attention by the mainstream media. The vague and broad text of the leaked draft agreement from the year...
Has China Pressed the United States against the Wall?
By: Ivaylo Valchev | Issue: Vol. 36.2, Apr-Jun 2021 | Date: 30 Jun , 2021
Post elections, the United States (US) seems to have lost illusions about its biggest trading partner and the new administration has adopted the hardline policy of the Trump administration. The...
Turkey’s power play in Nagorno Karabah
By: Ivaylo Valchev | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Oct , 2020
The small regional conflict in Nagorno Karabah in Caucasus erupted again on September 27th. The conflict has over 100 year history and has varied between skirmishes and full blown wars. This time...
Huawei’s 5G Networks – Good Deal or Unacceptable Risk
By: Ivaylo Valchev | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Aug , 2020
Huawei has been in the international diplomatic crosshairs for the last few years because it has been considered dangerous for national security with its products. Huawei’s problems with the US...
Huawei: China’s Long Reach Strategy
By: Ivaylo Valchev | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Aug , 2020
Almost everybody in the modern world has heard about the Huawei scandal and the ban of their products first in the US an then in other countries belonging or linked to the western civilization....
CPEC: An Economic Blunder or Part of China’s Expansion Plans
By: Ivaylo Valchev | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Jul , 2020
Growth of its economy is the ultimate goal of any policymaker across the world. Growth makes the economy stronger, creates more efficient and content society producing more, which in turn allows...