DRC Crisis: Start of a Wider Regional Conflict
27th January, 2025. For the second time in the last ten years, rebels from the March 23 Movement, or M23, captured Goma– the provincial...
Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? – Book Review
Graham Allison is an eminent scholar from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, founding Dean of the Kennedy School and former Head of...
Navigating Sovereignty, Security and Humanity: The ASEAN Way and the Rohingya Crisis
Established on August 8, 1967, ASEAN is a regional organization of Southeast Asian countries, consisting of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar,...
U.S. Rescinding of Waiver on Chabahar Port
On February 6, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order instructing the Secretary of State to "modify or rescind sanctions waivers, particularly those that...
Biden’s Legacy: Achievements and Failures of a President
Biden achieved notable successes in some areas of economics and foreign policy, but these successes were overshadowed by flawed policies, weak authority, poor decisions,...
Lebanon: The Long Road from Sectarianism to the Illusion of a Stable State
Lebanon’s past reflects a delicate sectarian equilibrium, formally embedded in the 1943 National Pact, an unwritten understanding aimed at dividing authority among the country’s...
Trump 2.0: A Hard Way for Migrants and Minorities to Wade Through
The very first week after swearing in as the 47th President of America, Trump signed a long list of executive orders. The termination of...
Could the Mandate of Heaven Change from Beijing to Taipei?
There are multiple internal issues facing the governing party in China. The continuing deflation forces racking the Chinese economy was brought on by the...
A Call to Action: Upholding Human Dignity in a Changing World
In an era of rapid technological, social, and geopolitical change, the fundamental principle of human dignity has never been more vital. As the world...
Trump’s Vision for Gaza Raises Power Struggles and Legal Questions
Donald Trump’s vow to “take over” the Gaza Strip has generated shock, confusion, and grievance worldwide since he announced it at a press conference...