What Russia Wants in Africa — and How It Plans to Get It
For African countries, more and more diverse economic opportunities have opened up primarily due to the changing geopolitical dynamics around the world today. These...
Malaysia’s growing economic linkages with BRICS countries
Like several other countries in the ASEAN region, Malaysia has begun to face the challenge of walking a tight rope between China and the...
Trump has won the strategic game of the next hundred years
On August 15, 2025, the “fateful” meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart took place in Alaska. The meeting marked the...
Alaska Without a Deal: The Trump–Putin Summit and the War That Won’t End
The much-hyped Alaska meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded with no ceasefire, no agreement, and no concrete pathway...
More Diplomacy, Not Minefields, Needed to Secure Peace in the South Caucasus
On August 8, 2025, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia signed a joint declaration for peace at the...
How Technology Transformed Korean Food into a Global Industry
Today, industrially produced Korean food is widely available, from supermarkets in the U.S. to convenience stores in Japan and even in-flight meals in the...
A Fragile Chance to Break Iran’s Hold on Hezbollah
The Middle East often appears frozen in entrenched conflict—until everything shifts at once. The June 2025 12‑Day War between Israel and Iran offers one...
China’s Tightrope: Navigating the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The People's Republic of China is adopting a deliberate and sustained approach to expanding its soft power and global influence. Eyeing a growing militarized...
The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the post-Soviet space
The intensification of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022 marked a new and serious phase following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. This war...
Ethiopia’s Civil Society at a Crossroads: Reform or Reversal?
The Civil Societies Proclamation No. 1113/2019 (the “2019 Proclamation”) marked a clear legal break with Ethiopia’s repressive 2009 Charities and Societies regime and reopened...