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Malaysia’s growing economic linkages with BRICS countries
Like several other countries in the ASEAN region, Malaysia has begun to face the challenge of walking a tight rope between China and the...
Trump has won the strategic game of the next hundred years
On August 15, 2025, the “fateful” meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart took place in Alaska. The meeting marked the...
Alaska Without a Deal: The Trump–Putin Summit and the War That Won’t End
The much-hyped Alaska meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded with no ceasefire, no agreement, and no concrete pathway...
More Diplomacy, Not Minefields, Needed to Secure Peace in the South Caucasus
On August 8, 2025, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia signed a joint declaration for peace at the...
Indonesia’s Democratic Future Starts in Its Schools
With a poor child in Papua completing roughly six years of school and a Jakarta child completing eleven, Indonesia is not simply unequal —...
How Technology Transformed Korean Food into a Global Industry
Today, industrially produced Korean food is widely available, from supermarkets in the U.S. to convenience stores in Japan and even in-flight meals in the...
A Fragile Chance to Break Iran’s Hold on Hezbollah
The Middle East often appears frozen in entrenched conflict—until everything shifts at once. The June 2025 12‑Day War between Israel and Iran offers one...
Reframing Tax Havens in the Age of Contemporary Global Inequality
Authors: Andi Mohammad Ilham and Andi Mohammad Johan*
Following the 1990s and the wave of U.S. engagement with unipolarity in foreign economic policy, one of...
China’s Tightrope: Navigating the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The People's Republic of China is adopting a deliberate and sustained approach to expanding its soft power and global influence. Eyeing a growing militarized...
From the Rhine to the Mekong: Unlocking ASEAN-EU Trade Potential
Last month, the “political agreement” between Indonesia and the European Union (EU) on their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was met with well-deserved acclaim, as...