Why President Director Resignations Won’t Solve BUMN Governance Failures
Corporate liability and public accountability remain the missing pieces in Indonesia’s state-owned enterprise reform. The resignation of Joao Angelo de Sousa Mota from the...
Australia Faces New Tests in US Ties Under Trump’s Second Term
Since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, Australia has been grappling with unpredictable shifts in its relationship to one of its...
Close Race in September’s Nordic Elections Could Reshape Europe’s Energy Future
Background
Norway heads to the polls on September 7-8, 2025, in a closely fought general election that could reshape both domestic economic policy, as well...
How to Ease the Ukraine Peace Talks
Despite President Trump's efforts to bring Putin and Zelenskyy together, their meeting remains elusive. The fact is top leaders usually meet after the difficulties...
Between Fragility and Reset: The Future of Iran–Pakistan Relations
Iran and Pakistan have long occupied an uneasy space in one another’s strategic calculus, linked by geography yet divided by history, ideology, and external...
MAGA and the New Neoconservatism: The Middle East as the Heartland of a New Global Order
MAGA, short for "Make America Great Again" and the central slogan of the Trump era, is more than just domestic populism. It is a...
“Never Again”, But for Whom and Where?
After World War II, Europe launched a moral and identity-based project grounded in the imperative of “learning from history.” This involved remembrance of the...
Militias and the Politics of Survival: Lessons from Iraq
This November, Iraqis will once again head to the polls for parliamentary elections. Yet the outcome will be shaped less by formal parties than...
South Korea’s Foreign Policy: No revisionism in sight
Ever since South Koreans elected Lee Jae-myung as their new president in June this year, speculation has been rife in a section of the...
Weaponization of Rare Earths: A New Theatre in US-China Competition
Resource competition has intensified between the two great powers, the US and China, due to trade and tariff wars. Recently, both the countries have...