More: Diplomacy
US and South Korea Advance $350 Billion Investment Deal as Alliance Talks Deepen
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump welcomed what Seoul described as significant progress on a $350 billion strategic investment...
When Orientalism Becomes a Career: From James Mill to Jared Kushner
In Benjamin Disraeli’s 1847 novel Tancred, there is a short line that Edward Said would return to more than a century later: “The East...
Can Iran Reopen the Strait of Hormuz Through Diplomacy?
Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on...
Are Rare Earths Limiting Trump’s Leverage Ahead of the Xi Summit?
US President Donald Trump has adopted a less confrontational approach toward China ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, reflecting...
How Soft Instruments Can Advance Africa’s Regional Integration
Regional integration is usually built through treaties, protocols and formal institutions. Yet integration does not always begin with a legally binding agreement. It can...
The Burke Index: An Attempt to Measure the Real Autonomy of the State
Sovereignty is usually understood as a legal status: a state is recognized, possesses territory and institutions of government, and formally has the right to...
Does national interest still matter in a globalized world?
It is one of the significant questions that arises in our minds: why do some states cooperate with each other? At the same time,...
Could Diplomacy Fail to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Oil Supply Risks Grow?
Middle East diplomacy has hit another setback as a planned regional meeting on the Strait of Hormuz was postponed, while attacks around the region’s...
What ‘Strategic Partnership’ Is Covering For in Pakistan’s UAE Relationship
A phrase has been circulating in Pakistani official messaging this year: the UAE relationship is moving "from enduring brotherhood to strategic partnership." It is...
Can Pakistan Remain a Mediator as Saudi-Iran Tensions Escalate?
Pakistan is facing a difficult diplomatic test as escalating fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran backed Houthi forces in Yemen threatens to undermine Islamabad's...