Justice on the Ballot? Mexico’s Controversial Judicial Elections
On 1 June 2025 Mexico held a historic and unprecedented vote to elect judges, from local magistrates up to Supreme Court justices. Nearly 2,600...
France-Indonesia Relations: Macron’s Visit and Strategic Defense Collaboration
The recent state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Indonesia, which included a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto, was a major turning point...
Vietnam and China Should Resist Being Pawns in the US Indo-Pacific Strategy
As the United States continues to expand its Indo-Pacific Strategy, Vietnam and China—two neighbors with deep historical, cultural, and economic ties—must remain vigilant against...
China’s ‘Asian Century’ Promise and the Strategic Need to Woo India
At a recent foreign policy roundtable in London, a prominent Chinese public intellectual clarified that the Chinese leadership does not view India’s rising status...
To Beijing, U.S. Deterrence Has Become Clichéd
At this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent mixed signals. On one hand, he emphasized that China is the biggest threat...
Dead Bodies Don’t Trend: The Invisible Wars of Congo and Sudan
Authors: Nkosana Sithole kaMiya and Nkosazana Sisi Qavane
In a world increasingly shaped by the flickering images of social media, the pain of others has...
Thai-Cambodia Border Conflict and Colonial Legacies
Recently, Cambodia is planning to file a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the border issue with Thailand following the military...
The Strategies, Challenges, and Countermeasures of Hong Kong’s City Diplomacy
Globalization has woven the world into a vast interconnected web, with cities acting as its key nodes. These urban hubs facilitate extensive transnational and...
Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo: How Long Can We Ignore the Costs?
Renewable energy trends have been developed rapidly due to the urge to meet growing global energy demands. Higher-income countries are becoming increasingly competitive to...
Reviving the Concert of Europe: Historical Lessons for the Indo-Pacific
As Europe once emerged from the upheaval of the Napoleonic Wars with a new diplomatic framework designed to stabilize the continent, the Indo-Pacific today...