Batik as the strength of Indonesia’s diplomacy
Indonesia is an archipelagic country rich in natural, human and cultural resources. With its diverse cultures, Indonesia is able to produce various local wisdoms...
Will Assyrians Become Strictly a Religious Minority in Occupied Assyria?
Many Assyrians describe the silence by most Assyrian political groups and many nationalists, since the outcome of the 2018 Iraqi elections, mysterious. For the...
The Abyss of Iraqi political Crisis
Since 2003, Iraq has been living on the impact of political crises, which have obscured all the consensus between the blocs that make up...
Whither “socialism”, “secularism” and “scientific, “humane temperament” in India
Dr. Subramanian Swamy, a member of rajya sabha (council of states) has filed a writ petition to get the words "Socialism" and "Secularism" deleted...
EU-China Relations and the Future of Multipolarity. What Is Germany’s Choice?
European-Chinese relations have been on pause since the end of 2020. The politicisation of interaction, caused both by objective disproportions in the development of...
China’s Foreign Policy ahead of the 20th Party Congress
China is less than ten days away from its 20th Party Congress. The changes will impact the Chinese Communist Party for the next five...
Explainer: EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
On 25 March 2022, President von der Leyen and President Biden announced that they had reached an agreement in principle on a new EU-U.S....
The geopolitical minefields of a Turkic world
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has blown new life into Turkey’s vision of a Turkic world that stretches from Anatolia to Xinjiang in north-western China.
“Central...
Finding Reciprocity in India-Taiwan Relations
Recent developments in the Taiwan Strait has prompted strong reactions from stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific region. Although India had deliberately chosen to refrain from...
War in Ukraine and the New Delhi-Beijing geopolitical shadowboxing
India and China have separately frustrated and angered many in the West by refusing to condemn Russia’s military action on February 24. The two...