Bitter Harbour: The Fall of Mocha and the Remaking of the Red Sea Order
There is a particularly dark irony, at least from our perspective, in seeing the port of Mocha change hands again. This is the town...
‘Not forgotten, but ignored’: campaigners take Sudan’s war back to the Human Rights Council
Human rights organizations used the opening week of the UN Human Rights Council's 63rd session to press delegates on a conflict they say has...
Houthi Gains in Yemen Put the U.S. in a New Red Sea Dilemma
The Iran-aligned Houthis have launched a rapid offensive along Yemen's coast, gaining control over key areas that threaten a crucial Middle East waterway, specifically...
What ‘Strategic Partnership’ Is Covering For in Pakistan’s UAE Relationship
A phrase has been circulating in Pakistani official messaging this year: the UAE relationship is moving "from enduring brotherhood to strategic partnership." It is...
India’s China-US Dilemma: Why New Delhi Risks Getting Trapped in Bipolarity
The US-China G-2 concept is both normatively exclusionary and strategically constraining. The inherent limits of a G-2 framework—hierarchy, power structure, and systematic constraints—make it...
Can Trump’s Strategy Deliver a Republican Win in the Midterms?
President Donald Trump is making himself the centre of the Republican Party's campaign for the 2026 midterm elections, but growing concerns within his own...
Can Africa Turn Its Critical Minerals Wealth Into Economic Power?
Africa is at the centre of a growing global race for critical minerals, but the continent faces a familiar challenge: possessing enormous natural wealth...
What To Lam’s Russia Visit Means for Vietnam’s Strategic Future
General Secretary and President To Lam’s state visit to Russia from September 7 to 9, 2026, was significant not because it reaffirmed a familiar...
How Does the World War Two Legacy Shape Russia, China, Taiwan and Japan Tensions?
World War Two continues to shape relations between Russia, China, Taiwan and Japan, with competing interpretations of the conflict increasingly intersecting with present day...
China and Taiwan’s “National Question”: The Battle Over Cross-Strait Unity
What is complicating the Taiwan issue is not just the shifting military balance or the increasing US-China competition, but the growing divergence in the...