After Hormuz, All Eyes on the Strait of Malacca
Authors: Sanjay Turi and Alveera Choudhry*
At a time when global trade is bleeding post the Hormuz blockades, the USA’s recent defense pact with Indonesia...
Policing Africa: The Price of Mozambique’s LNG Peace
As uncertainty looms over the security of the largest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) private operation in Africa, the West should continue to pay the...
Ukraine gets EU cash boost — yet far more help needed to sustain war effort
The European Union has approved a 90-billion-euro loan to Ukraine, providing essential funds that help avoid drastic cuts to public services. However, Ukraine may...
Pope Leo’s Final Africa Stop Turns Dramatic as Prisoners Shout for Freedom
Pope Leo brought his four nation Africa tour to a striking close in Equatorial Guinea marked by emotional scenes political tension and large public...
Hormuz Crisis Turns Attention to Malacca Strait the World’s Most Critical Shipping Chokepoint
The ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has pushed governments and analysts to reassess the vulnerability of other major global trade routes. Attention...
China Expands Island Strategy to Strengthen Control in Disputed Seas
China has announced plans to further develop more than eleven thousand islands that it claims as part of a long term strategy to strengthen...
The Hormuz Dividend and Malaysia’s Middle Power Gambit in a Fragmenting Order
With the Strait of Hormuz, which is one of the most important energy chokepoints in the world, disrupted by conflict, global shipping has been...
A War That Targets Women: Sudan’s Silent Crisis
Sudan has been going through a brutal conflict since 2023. But no one stopped or cared about people of Sudan. War has always been...
Rivalry at a Chokepoint: China and the U.S. Clash in the Strait of Hormuz
China's entry into the tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz in April 2026 was no longer merely cautious diplomacy or statements of condemnation but...
How the EU Plans to Deliver a €90 Billion Lifeline to Ukraine
A 90 billion euro ($105 billion) European Union loan for Ukraine, previously blocked by Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orban, may be revived following...