EU-China Trade Strains Escalate: From Rare Earths and Chips to Agricultural Pressures
The landscape of global trade is shifting under mounting pressure between the European Commission (EC) and China. A cascade of developments involving rare earths,...
How a Jihadist Fuel Blockade Could Be the End for Mali’s Junta
A fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has severely impacted the capital of Mali, raising concerns that the jihadist group, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin...
Why the World is Watching China’s 2025 Plenary Session
At present, China remains in a phase of development where strategic opportunities exist alongside risks and challenges, while uncertainties and unforeseen factors are rising....
Nepal Government Must End Diplomatic Sluggishness with a Five-Point Plan
The interim government, formed under the premiership of former Chief Justice Sushila Karki and catalyzed by the Gen-Z youth movement, has a clear mandate...
Rooting Out Emerging American Authoritarianism
We Americans don't know what it means to live in an authoritarian state unless we are first generation immigrants who came from one or...
Behind the Communiqué: What China’s Latest Party Plenum Reveals About Its Economic Future
All eyes are on Beijing as the Communist Party of China (CPC) convenes to outline the next five years. These meetings take place amidst...
Blueprint for a Modern China: The 15th Five-Year Plan and the 2035 Vision
Looking ahead, the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) will be critical as China’s mission to reinforce the foundations and push ahead on all fronts toward...
How the Yugoslav Wars Grew NATO and Subsequently Molded Vladimir Putin
In the 1990s, Europe witnessed one of the most harrowing conflicts since World War II, which involved widespread war crimes, ethnic cleansing, genocide, and...
The Illusion of Freedom: Latin America’s Authoritarian Drift
Latin America’s political landscape has seen sweeping shifts in recent years. On one hand, a so-called “second Pink Tide” has returned left-of-centre governments to...
A Narrow Passage, A Grand Plan: How the U.S. Aims to Strangle China’s Naval Ambitions
Marilyn Hubalde recalls the fear of local residents in Batanes, Philippines, when they first heard military helicopters during joint exercises with U. S. troops...