Military - China Econ Group

Russia’s role in the Sudan conflict

By Antonio Graceffo October 26, 2023Russia

By Antonio Graceffo Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin of the infamous Wagner mercenary group also owns a U.S.-sanctioned company called Meroe Gold. This company extracts gold from Sudan, supporting Russian President Vladimir…

Information Leaks and Russia’s Lies

By Antonio Graceffo October 14, 2023Blog

By Antonio Graceffo “We are at that stage of the war when the information war is sometimes even more important than the direct physical clashes at the front,” Lt. Col. Yurii…

Wagner Group: Putin’s attack dogs

By Antonio Graceffo October 14, 2023Russia

By Antonio Graceffo “I think this is a tool for realizing national interests without the direct participation of the state,” is how on Nov. 4, 2012 Vladimir Putin described the deployment of…

How China Prolongs Myanmar’s Endless Internal Conflicts

By Antonio Graceffo September 22, 2023Myanmar

By Antonio Graceffo Originally published in Jamestown Foundations, China Brief Volume: 23 Issue: 5, March 17, 2023 Introduction Since 1949, Myanmar has experienced the world’s longest ongoing armed conflict. Following…

The PLA’s Futuristic and Hybrid Warfare Unit

By Antonio Graceffo September 15, 2023China

By Antonio Graceffo The Chinese spy balloon is just one small example of the threat posed to U.S. national security by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’s Strategic Support Force (SSF)…

South Africa Choosing Sides in China–Russia Wargames

By Antonio Graceffo September 15, 2023World

South Africa conducts military drills with Russia and China as blocs form across the globe By Antonio Graceffo Combined military and naval drills between South Africa, Russia, and China began…

Moscow Nuclear Treaty, Ukraine, and the CCP

By Antonio Graceffo September 8, 2023Russia

By Antonio Graceffo Russia is suspending its nuclear treaty with the United States while China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, visits Moscow amid rumors of China possibly providing weapons to Russia…

Ukraine: An Economic War

By Antonio Graceffo September 8, 2023Ukraine

Written by Antonio Graceffo. lthough economic sanctions have played a role in warfare since the American Revolution, the Ukraine War has seen it taken to a new level. The United…

The CCP Is Still the Largest Threat to US National Security

By Antonio Graceffo August 29, 2023World

By Antonio Graceffo Melanie W. Sisson of the Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology on Feb. 7 told the House Armed Services Committee, “Under the rule of the Chinese…

US Renews Burma Emergency Amid China Threat

By Antonio Graceffo August 29, 2023Myanmar

By Antonio Graceffo President Joe Biden on Feb. 6 renewed the national emergency with respect to the situation in Burma, also called Myanmar. This Southeast Asian country is pivotal to China’s plans…