U.S.–China Trade War: A Strategic Contest for Global Supremacy
The trade war between the United States and China is often framed as a dispute over tariffs and trade balances. However, this perspective only...
Donald Trump’s 100 Days Foreign Policy: An Isolationist or Aggressive Unilateralist?
Just recently, Donald Trump passed his first 100 days in office of his second term. From the very beginning, Trump has shown a different...
The Expanding Conflict and Power Plays in the Red Sea
The Red Sea and the Horn of Africa are witnessing extensive tensions within the framework of international and regional powers' strategic objectives, where hostilities...
China’s Interaction with ASEAN Based on Realis and Constructivist Perspectives
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has become one of China's foreign policy instruments in pursuing its economic and security interests in the...
US vs. Iran: An Opportunity for Trump to Rebalance the Regional Order of the Middle East
The Iranian regime has never been more vulnerable. With Israel’s destruction of their proxy forces in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon coupled with the...
China’s Role Behind The Reconciliation in the Middle East
In 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping made visits to several Middle Eastern countries. During the visit, the People's Republic of China (PRC) signed strategic...
The billionaires around Trump
While US President Donald Trump continues to pursue his Make America Great Again (MAGA) ideologies, some are beginning to question the influence of the...
A Deal Doomed to Fail? The Fragile Prospects of a New Nuclear Agreement
In early 2025, the United States and Iran returned to what Iranian officials insist are indirect negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program. And Oman is...
Water as a Weapon
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), brokered in 1960 under World Bank auspices, has long been hailed as a rare triumph of diplomacy in South...
Prabowo Subianto’s Sumatra Selatan Rally and the Precarious Balance of Indonesian Democracy
Indonesia’s political landscape has entered a new phase with the election and presidency of Prabowo Subianto. His recent visit to Sumatra Selatan in April...