Dragon and Elephant Rhetoric Signals Thaw in China-India Ties
China’s President Xi Jinping described China and India as “good neighbours, friends and partners” in a message to Indian President Droupadi Murmu marking India’s...
International Law in the Age of Power Politics
On January 3–4, 2026, U.S. forces carried out a military strike in Caracas and captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The couple,...
Stability without monopoly: Why the International System is relearning its balance
The international order in 2026 reveals a paradox that classical theory anticipated but post-Cold War optimism tried to forget: stability does not emerge from...
Xi Assures Brazil’s Lula of China’s Support as Global Tensions Rise
Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that China would stand firmly by Brazil and the broader Global South...
Putin to Hold Ukraine Peace Talks with U.S. Envoys as Trump Says Deal Is ‘Reasonably Close’
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow on Thursday to discuss a possible framework...
Power versus Law: The Illegality of the U.S. Seizure of Venezuela’s President
The U.S Army’s Delta Force and the 160th special Operations Aviation regiment under Operation Absolute Resolve, carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela. The...
Explaining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: Members, Mission, and Questions
U. S. President Donald Trump has created a Board of Peace initiative to address global conflicts, inviting many world leaders to join. However, diplomats...
UK–China ‘Golden Era’ Business Talks Set for Revival
Britain and China are preparing to revive a high-level business dialogue that both sides once described as a “golden era” of relations, as Prime...
Trump’s Greenland Dispute Disrupts Plans for Postwar Ukraine Economic Deal
Efforts to finalise a major postwar economic support package for Ukraine have been delayed amid growing tensions between the United States and Europe over...
The Multipolar Moment: How Middle Powers Are Shaping the New World Order
The past decade has seen American-led unipolarity gradually shifting into a new international system with elements of both US-China bipolarity and multipolarity. This has...