More: Diplomacy
The Waxing and Waning of Malaysia-Japan Relations
Authors: Geetha Govindasamy and Mohammad Danial Azman*
Malaysia, as a small country in Southeast Asia, has always maintained a pragmatic foreign policy that caters for...
The Modernity of Climate Diplomacy
Proposition of Modernity
International climate diplomacy may appear to the observer as a newly forged and unknown process compared to other well-established diplomatic affairs. Still...
The Great Makeover of Confucius Institutes: Re-Branding or Camouflaging?
China’s Confucius Institutes represent a global network of institutes that aims to represent China’s culture worldwide, ensure mutual understanding and cooperation, and offer language...
ASEAN and North Korea: A Way Forward
Due to the stalemate on the Korean peninsula, it is time to find alternate policies to deal with North Korea. Past inter-Korean history has...
The roadmap of China’s foreign relations in 2021
As the volatile 2020 draws to a close, the world looks to the next year for humanity. As the most dynamic and a more...
Turkmenistan’s Neutrality: Silver Jubilee and Counting
Permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan is in place since December 12, 1995 when United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) unanimously passed a resolution on it.185 permanent...
Can ‘sports diplomacy’ help the EU secure a ‘Green Deal’ alliance in the Middle East?
As the EU struggles to roll out its Green Deal across its 27 member states, it could be missing a trick: the potential to...
Nuclear Challenges from Pyongyang: Preparing Joe Biden for the Next Chapter
"For by wise counsel thou shall make thy war...."-Proverbs, 24/6
Understanding the Present Moment
Incoming US President Joseph Biden faces both direct and indirect threats of...
Japan and Australia: What the Reciprocal Access Agreement is all about
During his brief visit to Japan in mid-November, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga announced a plan to strengthen...
Saudi Arabia sends Joe Biden mixed messages
Saudi Arabia appears to be drawing lines in the sand as the kingdom prepares for a new era in relations with the United States...