More: Diplomacy
Appeasement Diplomacy in inter war years (1918-1939)
In International relations, policy of appeasement is a tactic of diplomacy and it means when a state accepts some demands of the other aggressive...
Chinese Smart Power
China is a unique country as it holds a world with Chinese Characteristics. China has rapidly transformed from an underdeveloped country to a key...
Expected ‘de-Trumping’ of US foreign policy under a Biden presidency
The Trump years were marked by reckless policies and unilateral decisions. Ranging from the US’ exit from key multilateral pacts, to a series of...
Joe Biden as a Restorer of the ‘New World Order’
But for a dramatic twist of happenstance, Americans would from January 20, 2021, have a new shepherd. The White House looks set to, once...
What Will a Biden Presidency Mean for U.S.-Vietnam Relations?
From former enemies, the United States and Vietnam became partners when they formed a comprehensive partnership in 2013. Under the Trump administration, U.S.-Vietnam relations...
Rising Barriers to Indian Soft Power in Afghanistan
Over the course of last two decades, India has presented itself as a major player in Afghanistan in the realm of soft power. Through...
Korean Power Beyond K-Pop
The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is well known for its audio-visual diplomacy that started in the 1980s with the end of the authoritarian...
Jokowi Street in Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s Cultural Efforts to Strengthen Ties with Indonesia
Authors: Dr Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama*
Recently, the relationship between the UAE and Indonesia has been under the spotlight after Prince Mohammad bin...
From Sadat to Saddam: The Decline of American Diplomacy in the Middle East- Book Review
David Dunford was a long-serving US diplomat whose career in the Foreign Service spanned 1966 to 1995. His book chronicles his experience in the...
Quad, Quad Plus, and the Indo-Pacific: The Core and Periphery
Indo-Pacific has been seen as one construct which identifies US strategy and brings in subscribers to the concept; thereby adding value to this concept....