United States, China and the “Indo-Pacific” narrative
China has not been particularly comfortable with the Trump Administration’s repeated use of the term ‘Indo-Pacific’ instead of ‘Asia-Pacific’ (off late, it has been...
CPEC: A Boon for Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan being the only entry point between China and Pakistan holds immense significance which translates into this region being strategically important not just for...
Can the US make Iran sanctions stick?
Recent Iranian trade figures suggest that the United Arab Emirates, a strong backer of US efforts to squeeze Iran economically, could emerge alongside China...
China- Africa Framework: Strategic Cooperation
The Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), built up to link relations between the two states, is due to hold its next meeting later...
Donald Trump’s Iran policy and the global order
This is a conversation between Dr.Sajad Abedi from Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth and Dr.Payam mohseni from Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Dr.Payam Mohseni is Iran...
U.S. anti-narcotics campaign in Afghanistan a big disaster
The protracted war in Afghanistan has many convoluted dimensions and needless to say the foreign invaders have failed in almost every way. Their engagement...
The “Silk Railway” leads to Pyongyang
Besides modernizing the Korean peninsula’s whole network, the railway cooperation between the two Koreas, ratified on June 26 last, will permit the connection to...
Big power competition in the Eastern Mediterranean: Is Trump missing the point?
A Trump administration decision to sanction two key Turkish officials in retaliation for the continued detention of an American cleric coupled with unqualified support...
Building a nuclear industry in Africa
Russia’s nuclear energy diplomacy in Africa has hit stumbling blocks, it’s been at the crossroad over the past two decades after the collapse of...
The meeting between Prime Minister Conte and President Trump
At least apparently, the meeting between US President Trump and Italy’s Prime Minister Conte - already widely planned and publicized - went well.
With some...