Rising Tensions in the Korean Peninsula
The security situation between North and South Korea remains tense after North Korea sent five drones across South Korean territory on 26 December 2022....
Chinese Balloon in the U.S. Sky: Ray of hope for strengthening relationship is faded
A giant size balloon was flying in the sky. It is an incident from a few days ago. The fact remains that the balloon...
Israel and Iran Fight Without Full-Scale War
The war between Iran and Israel is the most volatile of the numerous ones in the Middle East. Iranian officials are accused of developing...
Assad is playing politics while people in Idlib suffer
This week’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkiye has decimated northwest Syria, leaving the international community scrambling to provide humanitarian assistance. With the region in...
Afghanistan: Origins of the war
As a multi-ethnic and landlocked country, Afghanistan has faced its fair share of foreign invaders. History has not been kind to the many emperors...
Russian and African Legislators Meet, And What Next?
The Russian Foreign Ministry and the State Duma (the lower Chamber of Parliamentarians) have agreed to hold the next International Parliamentary Conference “Russia –...
Environmental and political reconciliation needed for the South China Sea
The South China Sea is a unique natural laboratory for ocean research and exploration. And yet, this rifted basin, dotted with atolls, coral reefs...
ASEAN in the Indian Ocean Region: A Consistent and Trusted Partner
ASEAN has always been around the centre stage of geopolitical development in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). It is not only because of its...
An opportunity to revisit the Indus Waters Treaty
Two days before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague was about to proceed with the hearing of "objected" hydro-power projects on tributaries,...
The U.S.-Philippines Alliance
In 2023, the US is expected to make significant changes in its force posture in the Indo-Pacific region. And this began with the transformation...