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Author Archives: Adriel Kasonta

Adriel Kasonta is a London-based political risk consultant and lawyer. He is an expert at the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in Moscow and former chairman of the International Affairs Committee at the oldest conservative think tank in the UK, Bow Group. Kasonta is a graduate of London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). You can follow him on Twitter @Adriel_Kasonta.

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UK needs to drop its colonial pretense to Hong Kong

by Adriel Kasonta January 20, 2023January 20, 2023

In a standard ritual of keeping the Communist Party of China (CPC) on its toes, the British government published on January 12, 2023, the 51st six-monthly report on the situation in Hong Kong, which at some point in history played a role of a colonial trophy of Britain after the mainland’s defeat in the Opium Wars of the 19th century. To […]

Posted inOpinion

OSCE missed opportunity to bring peace to Ukraine

by Adriel Kasonta December 22, 2022December 22, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Tanzania is China’s gateway to Africa

by Adriel Kasonta November 9, 2022November 9, 2022
Posted inInterview

How war in Ukraine resembles past conflict in Yugoslavia

by Adriel Kasonta September 24, 2022September 24, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Vostok 2022: the military convergence of Eurasia

by Adriel Kasonta September 22, 2022September 22, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Russia’s challenge to US dominance in the world’s seas

by Adriel Kasonta September 2, 2022September 2, 2022
Posted inInterview

‘US has destroyed its own hegemony’

by Adriel Kasonta August 10, 2022August 10, 2022
Posted inInterview

Asia’s relevance growing at Europe’s expense

by Adriel Kasonta July 31, 2022July 31, 2022
Posted inInterview

The future of Europe in a changing world

by Adriel Kasonta July 30, 2022July 31, 2022
Posted inInterview

How the West miscalculated its ability to punish Russia

by Adriel Kasonta June 6, 2022June 10, 2022
Posted inOpinion

The US challenge to ASEAN’s centrality

by Adriel Kasonta May 17, 2022May 17, 2022
Posted inInterview

BRICS+ 2.0: Toward a polycentric world order

by Adriel Kasonta May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Posted inInterview

Jeffrey Sachs on Ukraine: Talk, don’t escalate

by Adriel Kasonta April 23, 2022April 23, 2022
Posted inInterview

West vs Russia: reaching point of no return

by Adriel Kasonta April 12, 2022April 12, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Russia booted from UNHRC: weaponizing human rights

by Alfred de Zayas and Adriel Kasonta April 11, 2022April 11, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Cutting ties with Russia against Europe’s interests

by Adriel Kasonta April 8, 2022April 8, 2022
Posted inOpinion

The perils of a return of great power rivalry to South Pacific

by Adriel Kasonta April 6, 2022April 6, 2022
Posted inInterview

Ukraine-Russia crisis and changing world order

by Adriel Kasonta March 28, 2022March 28, 2022
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‘Uncivilized’ people’s view on Ukraine-Russia crisis

by Adriel Kasonta March 8, 2022March 8, 2022
Posted inOpinion

The weaponization of OSCE and the Polish dilemma

by Alfred de Zayas and Adriel Kasonta February 21, 2022February 21, 2022

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