Afghanistan at ‘dangerous turning point’
With the war in Afghanistan now in “a new, deadlier, and more destructive phase”, the top UN official in the country appealed on Friday...
China-led Regional Cooperation Initiatives in South Asia: What does It Mean for the Region?
The recent developments of China-led initiatives of regional cooperation involving South Asian countries have come to the forefront as the South Asian Association for...
United States and China chess up in Africa’s smallest country: Cape Verde
The United States has announced plans to invest almost half-a-billion dollars in Cape Verde, a set of islands off the coast of West Africa....
Towards a US-Russia Partnership in the Arctic
Hear me out: The United States and Russia should pursue mutually beneficial relations in the Arctic. This region is one of the last frontiers...
Russia, China, and the Prospect of US Military Bases in Central Asia
The American exit from Afghanistan has created a power vacuum. The quartet of China, Russia, Pakistan, and Iran stands to benefit the most from the...
Underneath China’s Closed-Door Policy 2.0 – Fear for the Inside or the Outside?
Earlier this year, rumors of China’s suspension of applications for private passports were debunked despite a conspicuous decrease in newly-issued passports during the first...
Bulgaria’s ‘Bibi-out moment’ Or on the transformation of Israeli and Bulgarian politics- part 1
In mid-June 2021, a small country facing the eastern Mediterranean experienced a transformative political moment. In mid-August, a small country on the Western shore...
Under What Circumstances Kenya Kidnapped and Deported British Citizen to Nigeria?
In the purest interpretations of foreign relations law, as applied to Britain and Kenya, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is technically speaking, still in Kenya. How?...
Turkey’s Political Games on Graves
Turkey is planning to use the mass graves, which were discovered in multiple towns in the North-African country, as a trump card in its...
Lessons from History for the Sino-US rivalry or: How not to start another First World War?
Summary: The article examines significant similarities between the Sino-US rivalry today and the British-German rivalry that led to the First World War. In both...