Two more excellent analyses from the Asia Times Online: one from Pepe Escobar about China ("China stitches up the (SCO) Silk Rd") and one from M K Bhadrakumar about Russia ("Putin eyes Obama's Iran file"). Frankly this tag-team of Escobar & Bhadrakumar is so good that I recommend that everybody check out what they write on a daily basis. They area light-years ahead of the competition.
Cheers,
The Saker