Alliance of Sahel States Stepping Forward With Common Economic and Security...
On January 29, 2025, within rapidly geopolitical changes in West African region, three landlocked countries namely Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, members of the newly created Alliance of Sahel States...
View ArticleHow Gaza’s Displacement Plan Could Shake China’s BRI and Suez via Israel’s...
As the war between Hamas and Israel entered its second year, about 85% of Gaza’s population was forced to leave their homes. The Hebrew state ordered Palestinian civilians to leave for the far south of...
View ArticleScenario Planning: The U.S.-China AGI Competition and the Role of the EU as a...
The emergence of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) marks a transformative era in global technological competition. While Google DeepMind and OpenAI have long dominated the AGI landscape, the...
View ArticleAlgorithms of Favoritism: Power Wins Again
YouTube has emerged as a leading platform in today’s digital landscape, providing creators with an opportunity to articulate their perspectives, share their narratives, and champion meaningful change....
View ArticleThe High Stakes of Trump’s U.S.-China Strategy: Engagement or Disengagement?
With Donald J. Trump back in the White House, chips are being called over the future of U.S.-China ties. In his first term, Trump took a hardline stance towards Beijing, with tariffs, tech wars, and...
View ArticleThe Human Toll of Sudan’s Forgotten War
The Sudanese civil conflict continues to cause a relentless humanitarian crisis, which has only partially emerged into the limelight with minimal international coverage. The United Nations reports that...
View ArticleBeyond Rescue: Why Humanitarian Aid Needs Government Backing in War Zones
Amidst the chaos of conflict-driven zones, where hospitals are bombed, families flee, and entire communities are displaced, humanitarian organizations emerge as lifelines, tirelessly providing...
View ArticleThe Kashmir Dispute: A Forgotten Promise of Self-Determination
The right to self-determination is a fundamental principle of international law, and for the people of Kashmir, it remains an unfulfilled promise. The dispute over Kashmir, one of the longest-standing...
View ArticleA majority of Brits think the UK should get closer to the EU
Both the EU and UK want closer ties, says a survey from the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). The survey looked at both EU-UK and EU/UK-US relations. It comes at a time of heightened...
View ArticleGrains of Cooperation: How Malaysia and China Can Feed Their Future
Can Malaysia and China help secure Asia’s food future? A landmark agreement signed between the two nations late last year aims to do just that. Marking a milestone in their 50-year diplomatic...
View ArticleWill Georgia Join BRICS?
A month after being voted back into office on October 26th, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party decided to freeze EU membership talks for at least four years amid mounting pressure exerted on them by...
View ArticleWhy China Cannot Accept a “Chinese Commonwealth”?
What does Beijing hate most? Chaos. What’s the deadliest kind of chaos? Integrating “American teammates” into the Chinese system. In discussions regarding China and Taiwan, commentators occasionally...
View ArticleIsrael’s Proposed Canal is not a Threat to China but an Opportunity for Trade...
Dr. Neda Helmy’s recent article in Modern Diplomacy argues that an alternative trade route through Israel, bypassing the Suez Canal, would be detrimental to China’s interests. According to her...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Security Concerns Highlighted by 66th SIGAR Report
The 66th quarterly report by the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), released on January 30, 2025, has once again brought to light the precarious security situation in...
View ArticleChina’s BRI and Solomon Islands: Pacific Perspective
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an infrastructure project launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping. BRI was inspired by the ancient Silk Road, established during the Han Dynasty 2000 years...
View ArticleEthnic Cleansing for “Gaza’s Riviera”?
During a press conference with PM Netanyahu on Tuesday evening, President Trump said the United States “will take over” the Gaza Strip. Around the world, observers were shocked. But the statement...
View ArticleChinese Sanctions on U.S. Defense Contractors: Signaling, Not Strategy
The expected trade war between the United States and China, specifically during Trump’s reign, is reflecting a formidable economic and geopolitical rivalry between them. China recently imposed...
View ArticleGeopolitical Implications of Azerbaijan’s BRICS+ Membership
Under its chairmanship, Brazil has prioritized the admission of more new members, by consensus, to broaden BRICS+ numerical strength and aggregate capacity as a non-Western influential association....
View ArticleTrump, Realism and the Multipolar World
Donald J. Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2025, thus assuming the presidency for his second and final term. The world that awaited President Trump in 2025 is vastly different from the world he...
View ArticleTrump’s Gaza Takeover Plan and Non-Nuclear Iran: A Game-Changer or a...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent statement about the United States “taking over” Gaza and turning it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” has sent shockwaves across the globe. While this proposal...
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