Adey Moges is a Berlin-based writer and economist whose work explores political economy, democracy, and social change. She holds a Master’s in International and Development Economics and is currently studying social work. Her recent essay, The Man Who Refused to Be Silenced, was published by African Arguments and subsequently republished by Addis Standard and AllAfrica.
Adey Moges is a Berlin-based writer and economist whose work explores political economy, democracy, and social change. She holds a Master’s in International and Development Economics and is currently studying social work. Her recent essay, The Man Who Refused to Be Silenced, was published by African Arguments and subsequently republished by Addis Standard and AllAfrica.
India-China ties are improving, but border tensions, strategic rivalry, and Indo-Pacific competition require realistic expectations. Cooperation can grow, yet enduring differences will continue shaping the relationship.
QUAD Plus can reinforce a Free and Open Indo-Pacific by expanding intelligence, technology, and maritime cooperation, reducing dependence on China and strengthening regional resilience against coercion.
Canada's submarine choice highlights a key lesson: modern arms sales depend not only on capability and price, but also on alliances, strategic trust, and long-term security partnerships. South Korea must sell relationships, not just weapons.
Abiy Ahmed's political capital is shrinking as insecurity, inflation, elite fragmentation, and dependence on external patrons drive up the cost of power. Can Ethiopia's political marketplace sustain his rule much longer?
Japan and South Korea can no longer afford fragmented security policies. In a Taiwan-Korea dual contingency, coordination is no longer strategic preference, but the foundation of deterrence and regional stability.
As Gulf tensions rise, Pakistan has quietly become the channel neither Washington nor Tehran can afford to lose. Islamabad’s diplomacy is no longer reactive; it is positioning itself at the center of crisis management.
The Epstein case is no longer just about one predator. It’s about whether Western institutions can investigate power honestly — or whether wealth, influence, and secrecy will always outrun accountability.
The U.S.-China rivalry is no longer defined by tariffs alone. AI chips, export controls, rare earths, and strategic supply chains have become the real battlegrounds of global power in the emerging economic order.
Bengal’s 2026 verdict was not just electoral change—it marked the collapse of a pluralist political legacy into majoritarian nationalism. Can the Bengal of Tagore survive the politics of fear, exclusion, and engineered polarisation?
Caught between oil, diaspora, and diplomacy, India faces mounting risks as Middle East tensions disrupt Hormuz flows. Can New Delhi still balance Iran, the US, and Gulf ties—or is strategic neutrality no longer viable?
Can Europe become the anchor Pakistan’s economy needs? The EU forum will test whether trade ties can evolve into investment, confidence, and recovery before Pakistan’s current advantages begin to narrow.
India-China ties are improving, but border tensions, strategic rivalry, and Indo-Pacific competition require realistic expectations. Cooperation can grow, yet enduring differences will continue shaping the relationship.
QUAD Plus can reinforce a Free and Open Indo-Pacific by expanding intelligence, technology, and maritime cooperation, reducing dependence on China and strengthening regional resilience against coercion.
Canada's submarine choice highlights a key lesson: modern arms sales depend not only on capability and price, but also on alliances, strategic trust, and long-term security partnerships. South Korea must sell relationships, not just weapons.
Abiy Ahmed's political capital is shrinking as insecurity, inflation, elite fragmentation, and dependence on external patrons drive up the cost of power. Can Ethiopia's political marketplace sustain his rule much longer?
BRICS+ offers vast potential in trade, technology and local currency cooperation, but geopolitical rivalries and divergent strategic priorities will shape whether it emerges as a cohesive force or remains a loose coalition.
