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The Logic of China’s global security initiative – seeking for common security
Over the past years, China has reiterated the concept of “common security” as a core principle applied to international relations. Since sovereign states act...
The rationale behind China’s alignment with the Global South
Over the past decade, the rise of China has not only been seen as a comprehensive challenge to the U.S. hegemony, but also Beijing’s...
Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement between India and EFTA: Will it forge a new direction?
After a protracted negotiation process spanning an impressive 16 years and consisting of 21 formal rounds, India and the four European Free Trade Association...
What are the Issues at stake this 2024 US Presidential Elections
The 2024 US Presidential Elections are currently underway with the current President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump dominating the state primaries from...
Nigeria Contemplates BRICS Membership
Nigeria is considered an economic power in West Africa, and it runs in the third position behind Egypt and South Africa. While expert opinions suggested...
Turning Tides: Climate Change Watershed Prompts Reevaluation of Nuclear Energy and Deep-Sea Mining
Energy policy and environmentalism have long proven to be ideological battlegrounds, with frequent rifts over offshore drilling, gas pipelines, wind farms, hydropower, and nuclear...
Ethiopia’s diplomatic retreat: The case of portal deal politics with Somaliland
Following Ethiopia's 2018 internal political reform, the country has seen a backsliding in diplomatic relations. This retreat into diplomacy occurs as a result of...
Cross-Straits Relations have become more Dynamic and Volatile – Here are Four Reasons Why
Contemporary China-Taiwan cross-Straits relations have become a significant defining feature of regional security and stability in the Indo-Pacific, and are an equally important bone...
Measuring What Matters: Rethinking Sustainable Economic Development Beyond GDP
“Sustainable Development requires balancing economic progress with environmental conservation”, - Development as Freedom, Amartya Sen.
We live in a world marked by uninhibited opulence, the...
The “necklace” along the Silk Road
How many Chinese are there in the world outside their homeland? Speaking of overseas Chinese - be they of Chinese citizenship or origin -...