Growth and Challenges in the Australia-Papua New Guinea Defense Pact
Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) solidified a defense pact in a formal declaration on October 6th, 2025, in the Australian capital of Canberra....
The Pakistan-Afghanistan Visa Myth
If there were awards for political fiction, the recent “visa denial” story about Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and ISI Chief Lt. Gen....
Meloni Warns EU: Use of Russian Assets Must Stay Within Law
As the war in Ukraine grinds on and Western funding fatigue sets in, the European Union is exploring new ways to support Kyiv. The...
NATO Warns: Russia Held Back, But Hybrid Threats Still Loom
NATO’s deterrence efforts appear to be working for now. After Russian drones entered Polish airspace and fighter jets violated Estonia’s skies last month, the...
Bolivia’s 2025 Election: A Historic Turn to the Right
Bolivia’s presidential runoff on October 19th 2025, marked a major political shift for the country. For the first time since 2005, no candidate from...
Shifting Sands: U.S. Security Credibility and China’s Gulf Ambitions
On 9 September 2025, Israel carried out a precision airstrike in Qatar, reportedly to target a senior Hamas official. The strike was significant, not...
From Putin to Pyongyang: Is Trump Planning a Kim Jong Un Reunion?
After the U.S.–Russia summit between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Budapest this October, diplomatic attention swiftly shifted eastward to a region where...
China-India rapprochement is a headwind to Vietnam’s bamboo diplomacy
Authors: Minh Do and Dieu Linh Nguyen*
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to New Delhi, followed by handshakes between Chinese President Xi Jinping and...
Trump and Putin in Budapest: Can a Ukraine Peace Deal Redefine the Future of Nuclear Non-Proliferation?
The protracted Ukraine crisis has, at one point, created severe challenges for the global security architecture; on the other hand, it has caused unprecedented...
Weaponized Distraction: How Foreign Powers Exploit America’s Culture Wars
If you TikTok on any particular night and you can watch America arguing with itself. Most teenagers scroll through protest videos, culture-war debates, and...