More: AsiaPacific
India’s relations with Australia to balance China in the Indo-Pacific Region
The 21st century Indo-Pacific region would be expected to play out for geopolitical power struggle by the major powers. The post-cold war realignment and...
The US Pivot Asia-Pacific Strategy requires India and Australia
The post Cold War realignment of international relations on Asia completely changes the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region. The more the West...
Thailand – will diplomacy work?
If it weren’t so sad, the state of affairs in Thailand following the May 2014 coup would be laughable. As Thailand inches its way...
Hungry of Hungary – One (senti)mental journey
Some days ago, I achieved historical continuity between Hungary and Indonesia — well, at least in connection to my father and me. How so?...
A Geopolitcal Reflection on India’s Strategic and Tactical Maritime Weaknesses
India’s global return to prominence, alongside China, has been an interesting and a fascinating story. Earlier dismissed and often disregarded, the rise and return...
Legislative elections in South Korea
In the elections held on April 13, 2016 all the 300 seats of the Seoul National Assembly were renewed. 253 members of Parliament were...
Could ASEAN Become a Pacific NATO?
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a union of nations that was born out of a desire for economic modernization and...
World military spending resumes upward course
World military expenditure totaled almost $1.7 trillion in 2015, an increase of 1 per cent in real terms from 2014, according to new figures...
The Summit on nuclear weapons and the North Korean issue
Currently the strategic and global nuclear balance develops on the basis of three factors which are closely interwoven. The first one is related to...
The North Korean strategic issue
Currently North Korea has turned from a regional threat into an unpredictable global strategic player. This implies that, in the future, we will need...