Can Zelenskyy’s Swiss Summit bring peace for Ukraine?
From a surprise visit to Asia’s premier security summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore to hopping on flights bound for Qatar, the Philippines and...
The Sad Truth behind Nauru’s diplomatic switches
Switching allies
Lai Ching-te was yet to wind up celebrations of his Presidential victory when Taiwan woke up to the news of Nauru breaking off...
Lai Ching-te and the Challenges Ahead for Taiwan
Securing Presidential victory in one of the major democratic elections this year was just the beginning of what Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has to deal...
Charting a green Belt and Road
Initially conceived as the "Silk Road Economic Belt" and the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Belt...
Can more bricks at BRICS build a new world order?
Applications from 19 countries have made it to the desk of the BRICS South African Ambassador seeking formal and informal membership. While this clearly...
If Paris sneezes, will Europe catch cold?
The Austrian Chancellor Metternich once said "Quand Paris s'enrhume, l'Europe prend froid" ("When Paris sneezes, Europe catches cold"). With the French President Emmanuel Macron...
Can Lula walk the tightrope between Washington and Beijing?
As Brazil's New President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (popularly known as Lula) prepares to visit China later this month, maintaining neutrality would be...
Modernisation, Chinese Style
Chinese-style modernisation has given a shot in the arm of the maxim "The Socialist Road is the broadest of all" (社会主义道路最宽广) which has enjoyed...
As Taliban sits on a powder keg, Biden has other priorities
"Together, we did what America always does at our best. We led.", said US President Joe Biden as he summed up American foreign policy...
A Balloon and Two States
A Chinese balloon floating in American airspace has finally persuaded US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to postpone his much awaited visit to Beijing.
The...