Indo-Pacific
Philippines-US Relations and the China Factor
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s visit to US, April 11-13, 2024, and the first trilateral summit between leaders of Japan, US and Philippines has...
US-China Rivalry and ASEAN’s Fine Balancing Act
In recent years, Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries have emphatically underscored the point -- on umpteen occasions -- that they would...
India’s Pivot to Climate Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific
Climate change is a very real threat to security in the Indo-Pacific region, with estimates placing 89 million people at risk of being displaced...
Why China Makes Peace With Merkel’s Calls for Freedom in Hong Kong?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel might be one of the very few western leaders who can sit with her Chinese counterparts peacefully discussing freedom values...
Forces Behind Hong Kong’s Riots
China announced that it would suspend the individual travel permit to Taiwan with effect from 1st August 2019. There was almost no reaction time...
Why Cambodia Supports China’s Position on Hong Kong?
Cambodia on Saturday issued a statement throwing its full support for One China Policy and regarding Hong Kong protest as Chinese domestic affairs as...
Deteriorating Japan-South Korea Ties Threaten Trade and Diplomacy
Japan and South Korea, major trading partners, established their diplomatic ties in 1965 under the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic...
The Sino-Japanese Security Paradox: Why Security Tensions Will Remain Despite Cooperation
The Asia-Pacific region is the world’s most dynamic center of economic activity, and a growingly unrestrainable political behemoth. This economic and political significance is...
Is Changing the Status Quo With North Korea Contemptible?
Throughout the weekend the U.S. President Donald Trump’s impromptu summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the peace village of Panmunjom was met...
The 2019 Shangri La Dialogue and Reflections on India’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
A major takeaway from the recently concluded Shangri La dialogues, Asia’s premier defence summit, was that middle powers in the Indo-Pacific region have seemingly...
The US-China Trade War: Where Will it End?
The trade war between the US and China that began last year has now entered into its worst phase. In 2018, the US started...
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South Asia
Indian Seafarers in Search of Enhanced Security and Rights Protection
The maritime industry, vital for global trade, heavily relies...
Americas
Be Careful What You Wish For: Multi-Polarity Advocates Will Yearn For Pax-Americana
The need for national leaderships to rally towards countering...
Europe
Armenia–Azerbaijan: A Chance to End the Cycle of Conflict
Every war and conflict experience pivotal moments that bring...
Technology
Atomic Tides: The Future of Freshwater from the Fusion of Nuclear Power and the Ocean’s Depths
In the intricate ballet of civilization's survival and technological...
Europe
Strategic Ambiguity of Macron’s Call for Troops in Ukraine: What Is Behind?
Macron’s call for the NATO troops in Ukraine shook...
