General Assembly demands all States comply with UN resolutions regarding status of Jerusalem
By an overwhelming majority, Member States in the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday “demanded” that all countries comply with Security Council resolutions regarding...
Heating Chinese cities while enhancing air quality
China’s district heat network – which supplies heat from central locations – is the world’s largest: in 2015, it consumed more energy than all...
Defusing Ethiopia’s toxic time bomb
It’s the beginning of the end for Ethiopia’s stores of DDT, an internationally restricted pesticide. The East African country is moving to eliminate once...
The geopolitics of sanctions against Russia
The US and EU sanctions currently operating against the Russian Federation were imposed following the Russian support for the "separatists" of the Eastern areas...
The Killing of Ali Abdullah Saleh – Is Peace in Yemen Possible?
Based on remarks at a 19 December 2017 NUS Middle East Institute seminar
The Middle East being the Middle East, everything is interrelated. What happens...
Quadrilateral Bloc: Threatening China’s Regional Dominance
Undoubtedly, ‘Co. Gang States’ Australia, India, Japan and the United States of America are trying to buffer the rising power of China. This could...
Republican Tax Reform: A Windfall If Done Right – Updated
Tax reform will be the litmus test for Republicans and President Trump and will be decisive in determining the latter’s re-election. With repealing and...
The reconfiguration of the New Syria
Whatever happens, the New Syria which is currently reshaping will be the breaking point that will give rise to the new Middle East from...
Bringing electricity to all corners of Southeast Asia
Providing electricity access for all remains a critical topic in many parts of the developing world. The challenge is especially acute in Southeast Asia,...
Rethinking Russia’s Return to Global Big Policy
In the first decade of 21st century Russia managed to get out of the economic crisis, restore its military strength, and take course to...