The Militant Aftershock of Afghanistan
The chaotic aftermath of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 continues to reverberate across South Asia, with Pakistan emerging as an unintended casualty of...
The drums of war are beating closer to Europe
Russia’s deadly attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy, which killed at least 34 people, is yet another war crime and a challenge to...
Sell America, Buy China: who’s really being ‘liberated’?
Almost simultaneously, China's customs authority announced new chip origin identification rules, effectively blocking U.S. chip exports to China. Meanwhile, U.S. customs exempted smartphones, computers,...
Geopolitics meet Digital Security in ASEAN’s Maritime Domain
The seas of the ASEAN region are a geostrategic domain where geopolitics and digital security intersect. Maritime cybersecurity threats and disruptions to critical underwater...
From diplomacy to deterrence: Iran’s nuclear calculations
The United States' withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) under President Donald Trump marked a turning point in Iran’s nuclear trajectory....
Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Global Justice: Mutually Lawless Policies on Ukraine
“President Trump was the first and so far, I think, almost the only one among the Western leaders who repeatedly, with conviction, several times...
The Corporate Coup at NASA
‘Houston, we’ve had a problem’—these’ famous words were first spoken from space in 1970 during NASA’s Apollo 13 mission after a catastrophic explosion. Today,...
Understanding Revolutionary Conservatism: the case of the AfD in the 2025 German elections
On March 6, 1932, Ulrich Kersten published an article, “Why the youth of Germany demands political change,” in the New York Times, addressing the...
Vietnam at a Crossroads: Responding to the 2025 U.S. Tariff Shock with Strategic Resilience
Introduction: Trade Wars in a Fragmented World
In today’s fragmented global landscape, trade has become a strategic battlefield. From tariffs and sanctions to supply chain...
China’s Food Security: Achievements, Challenges, and the Path Ahead
China, with a population of 1.4 billion, sees food security as its most crucial issue. Consequently, every year, the country’s No. 1 Document, the...