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Could Oil Be Maduro’s Ticket to a Deal with Trump?
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro may use crude oil shipments, mainly sold to China, as leverage in potential negotiations with the U. S. President Trump's...
The Global Development Financing System is at a Crossroads
In a time of great shifts, it is of note that the global development financial system is also at a crossroads and in need...
From Budapest to Donbas: Why Trump’s Peace Plan is a Broken Legal Obligation
As Donald Trump re-entered the White House, securing a majority in the 2024 election, he tried to implement his campaign promise to stop the...
The Strategic Backbone of NATO’s Southern Arc
In an international environment marked by the intensification of hybrid threats, the rise of maritime rivalries, and growing pressure on energy corridors, the naval...
The costs of the Philippines’ lost decades
Recently, former National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) director general Karl Kendrick Chua said that the Philippines is standing at a “critical juncture” that...
US Between Projected Power and Internal Fragility: A Picture No Longer Matching Reality
On the surface, the United States still appears to be an unrivaled superpower: a president signing trade deals in Asia, shaping a new order...
Gibran’s G20 Play to Unlock Africa-Indonesia Powerhouse
What happens when the world's emerging powers stop waiting for permission?
When Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka landed in Johannesburg for the G20 Summit, he...
The G20 Without Washington: A New Global Order Emerges
When South Africa opens the 2025 G20 Summit on November 22nd in Cape Town, the meeting will not simply be another high-level diplomatic gathering....
China’s ‘Salami-Slicing’ Strategy: How Beijing is Redrawing the Map of the South China Sea
Tensions in the South China Sea have once again entered their most dangerous phase in a decade. Water cannon incidents, laser attacks, and even...
Manila’s Balancing Act Against Beijing in the South China Sea
For the past decade, the Philippines has been drifting aimlessly amid increasingly aggressive Chinese maneuvers, ranging from water cannons to ship rammings. The Philippines...