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US-China Tussle in the Middle East: The Biden Administration’s Response
The US President Joe Biden has repeatedly drawn flak for the deterioration of ties between Washington and Riyadh – attributed to his cold shouldering...
Indonesia’s ASEAN Summit 2023: Some Key Takeaways
The ASEAN Summit week in early September was filled with various impressions. To start, businesses convened the ASEAN Business & Investment Summit (ABIS) and...
The US in the G-20 Summit: Showcasing the US Leadership on Global Issues and Challenges
The significance of the G-20 meeting for the United States' leadership resides in the potential for President Biden to showcase his dedication to collaborating...
Europe’s Security Council Seat: Pipe Dream or Promising Potential?
Even before 2019 started, Germany cheekily “reserved” its seat in the UN Security Council chamber with a towel—playing on a stereotype of how Germans...
Don’t Say Bolsonaro is Just Like Trump. He is Much, Much Worse.
The recent inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro as Brazil’s president had sharpened attention on the trend towards right-wing populism in Latin America, drawing parallels to...
Four Critical Questions About Thailand’s Upcoming Election
In recent weeks, Thailand’s ruling military junta has taken a number of steps to host the country’s first election since 2014, with the Election...
The Deal of the Future: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The origin of free trade agreements between the USA and EU can be traced back to the rift between the two following the end...
The Impact of Australia’s Recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
On Dec. 15, 2018, Australia reversed its decades-old Middle East policy by recognizing West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Australian Prime Minister Scott...
The Implications of American Withdrawal from Syria
The withdrawal of American troops from Syria may destabilize the region, as well as the move can harm Washington’s image and interests in the...
Oil, Geopolitics, and the Shifting Trade Winds
As the world’s most traded commodity, crude oil continues to exercise substantial leverage over the myriad geopolitical and geoeconomic imperatives that shape the global...
Islamophobia as a Threat to Global Peace: Politics, Media and Rhetoric
Etymologically, Islamophobia, as the combination of the words “Islam” and “Phobia” which derived from Phobos, known as “the god of horror” in ancient Greece,...
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Americas
US-China Tussle in the Middle East: The Biden Administration’s Response
The US President Joe Biden has repeatedly drawn flak...
Economy
Indonesia’s ASEAN Summit 2023: Some Key Takeaways
The ASEAN Summit week in early September was filled...
Americas
The US in the G-20 Summit: Showcasing the US Leadership on Global Issues and Challenges
The significance of the G-20 meeting for the United...
Human Rights
Collective Punishment as a Violation of International Law : The Case of Israel and Eritrea
In the wake of recent clashes between Eritrean asylum...
Indo-Pacific
AUKUS: Australia’s ‘French Cut’ Moment?
In a show of incompetent diplomatic maneuvering, Australia set...
