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Russia Steps Up Trade With Africa, Aiming to Fill in American AGOA’s Vacuum
For the past couple of years, Russia has noticeably been shifting toward trade while intensifying the dynamics of 'soft power' within the framework of...
China Steps Up to Bridge the Global North-South Climate Split
China plays a significant role in bridging the climate gap between the North and the South through its ambitious commitments to achieving carbon neutrality,...
Role of China in the Middle Eastern Security
China has recently become proactive in the Middle Eastern region by acting as a regional peacemaker. It not only brokered the 2024 Beijing deal...
Post-Doha Agreement Situation
The rising tensions along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border are not sudden, nor are they without cause. They stem from years of cross-border terrorism launched from...
Vietnam’s Rising Era: A Year in Review and Prospects
In the context of the US-China competition and the post-COVID-19 global economic recession reshaping the international order, Vietnam has emerged as a stable and...
China Declares Taiwan Restoration Day: What It Means
On Friday, October 24, 2025, the “Chinese National Legislature” voted to designate October 25 as a (Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration). Designating this day...
Tackling Demographic Challenges, Russia Opposes Migrants Replacing Native Population
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a speech delivered on October 23rd, launched family support initiatives aimed at boosting Russia's population. Essentially, the initiatives are...
China and the upcoming 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference
The COP30 climate conference kicks off in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025, amid challenges, most notably Washington’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. Chinese President...
Critical Minerals: India’s Leverage from Mongolia
While the previous decade had focused on oil and information technology, which had claimed resemblance to the value of crude oil. This decade that...
The Limits of the ASEAN Way: Reflections on Cambodia–Thailand Peace Talks
The border tension between Preah Vihear Temple and its border peripheral zones has been an open wound between Cambodia and Thailand. Its genesis is...