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China’s BRI and Solomon Islands: Pacific Perspective
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an infrastructure project launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping. BRI was inspired by the ancient Silk...
Afghanistan: Security Concerns Highlighted by 66th SIGAR Report
The 66th quarterly report by the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), released on January 30, 2025, has once again brought to...
Israel’s Proposed Canal is not a Threat to China but an Opportunity for Trade Diversification
Dr. Neda Helmy’s recent article in Modern Diplomacy argues that an alternative trade route through Israel, bypassing the Suez Canal, would be detrimental to...
Why China Cannot Accept a “Chinese Commonwealth”?
What does Beijing hate most? Chaos. What's the deadliest kind of chaos? Integrating "American teammates" into the Chinese system.
In discussions regarding China and Taiwan,...
Grains of Cooperation: How Malaysia and China Can Feed Their Future
Can Malaysia and China help secure Asia’s food future? A landmark agreement signed between the two nations late last year aims to do just...
A majority of Brits think the UK should get closer to the EU
Both the EU and UK want closer ties, says a survey from the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
The survey looked at both EU-UK...
The High Stakes of Trump’s U.S.-China Strategy: Engagement or Disengagement?
With Donald J. Trump back in the White House, chips are being called over the future of U.S.-China ties. In his first term, Trump...
Trump’s Trade War Escalates: Tariffs Target Canada, Mexico, and China
The United States is once again at the center of a major trade confrontation, as President Donald Trump officially announced new tariffs against key...
Alliance of Sahel States Stepping Forward With Common Economic and Security Aspirations
On January 29, 2025, within rapidly geopolitical changes in West African region, three landlocked countries namely Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, members of the...
Revitalizing Pakistan’s Maritime Sector: A Path to Economic Resilience
Authors: Ahmad Ibrahim and Hussain Gardezi
Located at the crossroads of South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia, Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometer-long coastline and...