What Jokowi’s anti-radicalism cabinet can do for Indonesian security
Jokowi second terms have been preoccupied
with the issue of radicalism following the shocking attack to former
coordinator minister of politics, law and security, Wiranto. The...
Sri Lanka’s election results and their implications
Authors: Tridivesh Singh Maini & Mahitha Lingala*
The Sri Lankan election result, was closely observed, not just for its
likely impact on domestic politics in Sri...
The secret behind Trump’s moves in eastern Deir ez-Zur
Trump’s desire for Syrian oil has led observers to consider it as the
beginning of occupying oil wells in other countries, including Libya, Iraq,
Saudi Arabia...
Middle Eastern protests: A tug of war over who has the longer breath
Mass anti-government protests in several
Arab countries are turning into competitions to determine who has the longer
breath, the protesters or the government.
In Algeria, Lebanon and...
The Geopolitics of natural resources of Western Sahara
In the post-bipolar
international legal literature, the right to self-determination is part of the
broader concept of human rights, and the only aspect of self-determination that
remains...
The Intellectual Doomsday Clock: 30 Seconds to Midnight?
As someone who has dedicated his entire professional career to higher education, to engaging young minds and striving to advance new thinking across a...
Belt and Road Initiative: Challenging South and Southeast Asia
The euphoria about the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Indonesia and
elsewhere in South and Southeast Asia (SEA) has been felt since 2017,
particularly following...
Russia, Africa and the Debts
Long seen as a strategic partner,
Russia has opened a new chapter and started building better relations with
Africa, and most significantly made its move by...
U.S.-Turkey relations: From close friendship to conflict of interests
Relations between the U.S. Turkey have strained since the failed July
2016 coup in Turkey. Now, the most important reasons for the tension is
Washington's strong...
China’s ties with Africa go beyond the “debt trap”
Authors: Do Quynh Anh & Francis Kwesi Kyirewiah*
Over the past decades, there have been numerous arguments
about China’s relations with Africa which is seen as...