Time-sensitive strategic dispatches, expert viewpoints, and fast-moving analysis on contemporary geopolitical situations.
In a recently leaked partnership agreement document between China and Iran, the scholars and analysts all over the world are arguing what the future would look like if this agreement is formally signed. Tehran and Beijing have had historica...
The on-going war in Afghanistan has spilled over its borders into its neighbouring states, and Iran has been one such neighbouring state which has been involved in Afghanistan’s politics. While many scholars believe that Tehran does not wan...
With the increasing impact of the ‘dragon virus’, cases rising everyday have decelerated the countries in terms of their health policies and measures, political stabilisation and economic growth. What even remains the biggest threat is Chin...
International security in the 21st century has been the prime algorithm for configuring international relations and hegemonic viability that sets out to dominate a region and have an overarching influence over the world. One such pivotal ro...
Political transitions in Afghanistan have been fraught with tensions and contestations. While one may think that the transfer of leadership in 2014 from Hamid Karzai to Ashraf Ghani was peaceful, the changes and implications which it brough...
Business will not be the same in the city as institutions would have to be wary of not toeing the line. This will naturally dissuade investors, especially foreign investors who do not wish to get caught up in the political and legal crossfi...
The recent Chinese aggressive behaviour and multi-fronted confrontations, from imposition of draconian laws in Hong Kong, to menacingly targeting Taiwan, suppressing of ASEAN-member states in the South China Sea (SCS) region, trade war with...
States have been the most essential unit since the Treaty of Westphalia. The world has seen the entry of many new actors, but the state remains the most fundamental unit in international relations. The 9/11 attacks represent a major shift i...
In 2019, ASEAN leaders acknowledged the Indo-Pacific as a geopolitical imagination, but have reinforced their commitment to the ASEAN-centered regional architecture. The ASEAN stance was manifested through a document ‘ASEAN Outlook on the I...
The Fish hook strategy was a US propelled strategy highlighted by Taiwan military intelligence official Liao Wen-chung. He described it as a “Fish Hook Undersea Defence Line”. The purpose of this defence line was the US developing unde...
South Korean President Moon Jae-in made sustained efforts that resulted in three summits with his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un. He was also instrumental for two summit meetings between the US President Donald Trump and North Korean ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic and China’s antagonistic strategies have begun to alter political and economic dynamics across the globe, it is only likely that many countries will now adjust their foreign policies and strategies as well. It has b...
