Politics
Beyond Borders and Betrayals: Unraveling the CFA Franc and the Sahel’s Existential Revolt Against Old Masters
In the tapestry of the Sahel's geopolitical landscape, where cultures clash and histories intertwine, lies a hidden thread—the CFA Franc. This monetary scheme, meticulously...
Suppression of Ghana’s New Force Is Backfiring
As is the case for the United States and many other nations, 2024 is a presidential election year in Ghana, a nation whose 1992...
When Gangs Call All the Shots
Taking the government to ransom by a band of marauding criminal gangs is an unheard-of phenomenon, in contemporary international society. Similarly, it is rarer...
India and Japan’s Economic and Strategic Counter to Chinese Dominance in South Asia
Japan government’s lending arm JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) has provided assistance, for a number of important infrastructural projects in South Asia. One of the...
The Perfect Conditions Created by Trump for the Rise of China
The post-WW2 US-led liberal global order is crumbling before our eyes and Otto von Bismarck’s nineteenth-century aphorism surely applies, “We live in a wondrous...
Will Current Scare over China Influence Develop into Global New McCarthyism?
In recent years, China has been moving to reshape the new world order to become what is described as “an illiberal state seeking leadership...
Rationalizing ASEAN’s Charm Defensive Approach on North Korea Issue
The world witnessed a historic moment of peace and reconciliation between two Koreas on April 27, 2018. The Korean Peninsula turned upside down after...
Scrapping Iran Deal Sets Wrong Precedents for Global Non-Proliferation Regime
The Iran nuclear deal – or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – finalized in 2015 after almost 15 years of intense diplomacy, between...
From JCPOA to SCO: India’s Move Through the Asian Geopolitical Chessboard
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit from June 9-10 went largely along expected lines. The Indian PM Narendra Modi, met the Chinese President, Xi...
Small Signs of Resistance to Chinese Dominance in Southeast Asia
When the American strategic ‘pivot’ to Asia collapsed, China took the mantle of hegemonic leadership in Southeast Asia. The question of how to respond...
India-US-Russia and the S-400 Conundrum
Despite the Indian Defense Minister’s recent hint that the S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems for the Indian Air Force is in the final...
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A Real and Charming China in the Eyes of Taiwan Youths
As the yearning for more cross-Straits communications between the...
Defense
Why Macron Is Thinking About Western Intervention in Ukraine
Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, initially took a...
Middle East and Africa
Ensuring Israeli Security and Palestinian Liberation to Avert World War
The post-October 7 Israel-Hamas war highlights perhaps the sheerest...
Europe
To Secure a Peaceful and Prosperous Future, Women Must Be Included at All Levels
For the first time in our history, Northern Ireland...
Diplomacy
US-China Rivalry and ASEAN’s Fine Balancing Act
In recent years, Association of South East Asian Nations...
