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Troubled Waters: Indonesia & the South China Sea

It's next to impossible to have a state in the vicinity of China that has remained untouched by conflict concerning the South China Sea. Indonesia is amongst it, but it’s cause has been far more entangled and unique than others. It primarily refuses to acknowledge the fact that "conflict exists" w...

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Takeaways from Kamala Harris Visit to Southeast Asia

As the world slowly coming with the terms of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, many observers said that the unexpected US debacle on Afghan soil gathers semblance of its pack up from Saigon, Vietnam. The scathing rupture in US credibility, that it tried to maintain for so many years, has also bec...

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Evaluating Korea's fight against Covid-19

In 2020, when countries around the world were imposing lockdowns to restraint the spread of coronavirus, South Koreans were already back on the streets. The cases were rising in other countries, but South Korea was effectively flattening its curve and inspiring others to learn its ways. Nonetheless,...

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Online Propaganda by Terrorist Organisations

The world has seen the use of the internet as a radicalization and recruitment tool by terrorist organizations in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks. The internet provides the same opportunities and capabilities to the terror outfits that it does for the rest of societies. It not only allows t...

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Japan Undersea Cables in Southeast Asia

The purpose of this article is to find out Japan’s role in the development of undersea cables in Asia, but first we need to understand the role they play in the global economy. Secondly, recognize their role in the economic as well as political realm. Once it is fully acknowledged the role un...