The BRICS Nations Assert Their Presence
The international system is currently undergoing a complex transitional phase. The United States, once the most influential, affluent, and powerful country, is gradually losing...
Vietnam’s concessions to U.S. won’t be emulated
Starting with Vietnam, around July 9, the Trump administration announced adjusted tariffs in batches for various countries. As an emerging manufacturing hub, East Asia...
The greatest threat to Israel and the U.S. is not that displacement fails—but that it succeeds
In a closed-door meeting during his recent visit to Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to sell a final, desperate vision: that Israel...
Egypt and China Deepen Strategic Cooperation: What Lies Ahead?
China and Egypt have become a model of solidarity, cooperation, and mutual benefit. By integrating China's Belt and Road Initiative and Egypt's Vision 2030,...
Feet of Clay and Roads of Silk: China’s BRI Expansion and the Geostrategic Dilemma
For broader context on China’s strategic vulnerabilities, see the first part of this analysis: “The Malacca Dilemma: China’s Achilles’ Heel”.
The extent of Chinese ramification...
Leveraging NIDO Africa into BRICS and its Future Prospects
Over the past few years, Jude Osakwe, a Nigerian professor at the Namibian University of Science and Technology (NUST), Continental Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora...
Three Decades After Normalization: Vietnam’s Evolving Role in U.S. Foreign Policy
After 1975, Vietnam-US relations fell into a state of confrontation that lasted for the next two decades. At that time, the United States imposed...
Trump’s tariffs threats against the Global South, ASEAN and the Philippines
In early April, the Philippines responded with “guarded optimism” to US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, saying higher rates placed on its neighbors could...
Soft Power by Design: China’s United Front Strategy for Taiwan’s Civil Society
Abstract: This article examines the evolving strategies of China’s influence operations targeting Taiwan, focusing on how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) employs soft power,...
Democrats Must not Abandon Being Vocal for Women’s Rights
Zohran Mamdani’s recent victory in the Democratic primary for the New York City mayoral election has sent a clear message to the national Democrats:...