Is TikTok Working Against China’s Interests?
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion flagship initiative under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is more than an infrastructure project—it is...
UK Parliament’s Westminster Hall Debate
On March 5, 2025, Westminster Hall—a historic adjunct to the British Parliament renowned for hosting substantive, though non-voting, debates—became the arena for a critical...
Balochistan’s Paradox: Rich in Resources, Poor in Development
Balochistan, Pakistan's largest and most resource-rich province, presents a paradoxical scenario of stark contrasts. Despite its vast natural wealth, encompassing an array of natural...
Is China Redefining Democracy for the Global South? A Contest of Ideas, Not Just Ideals
Every year, nearly three thousand delegates convene in Beijing for the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s grand legislative gathering. Projected as a constitutional democratic...
The best security guarantee for Ukraine? Accelerated EU membership
Ukraine’s future is in jeopardy, and NATO membership looks off the table if Washington has anything to say about it. While America falls short,...
Balancing Giants: Indonesia’s Defense Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific Through MNEK 2025
Amid the ongoing tensions, Indonesia beat the odds by involving the United States (US), China, and Russia in the 5th Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo...
The Demise of the Two-State Solution: The Assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte
After World War II, the UN Partition Plan and Israel’s unilateral declaration of independence, a Swedish diplomat and aristocrat, Count Folke Bernadotte, was appointed...
“The Strong Do What They Can”: Trump, Greenland, and the Modern Melian Dialogue
In Thucydides’ The History of the Peloponnesian War, the Melian Dialogue records a chilling encounter between imperial but democratic Athens and the neutral island...
Trump May Have Pushed the U.S.-China Summit Further Away
On April 1, China once again conducted a large-scale military exercise encircling Taiwan, marking the fifth such event since August 2022, when then-U.S. House...
The War of Tariffs – Trumps all Economies
It’s April, and the world is jittery as Trumponomics sets the agenda for a war that is bound to go beyond geographical boundaries and...