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...
Recent developments like the Joint Communication by the European Commission (EC) criticism of China for spreading disinformation around Covid-19; the European Union’s(EU) concerns over the Chinese imposition of the new national security law...
In 2005, Ayman al-Zawahiri as the second in command of al-Qaeda wrote a letter to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi stating that “We are in a battle, and more than half of this battle is taking place in the battlefield of the media” [1]. Earlier, terror...
The outbreak of COVID-19 exposed the over-reliance of Japanese companies upon China's manufacturing capacities. In the midst of a trade war between the US and China, the latter country is facing a huge blowback from its Asian trading partne...
Hong Kong has been witnessing a political crisis from June 2019. Millions of people took to streets to protest against the controversial expatriation law passed by the government. The political unrest in Hong Kong is still going and there s...
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...
During the COVID-19 times it has been increasingly debated that whether it will bring about a tectonic change in the global order or this biomedical (or pandemic) tragedy would impede the rise of China. If one evaluates the developments in ...
The European Union’s shift away from Russian fossil fuels following the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict has significantly strengthened its energy security and strategic autonomy. Through REPowerEU, supplier diversification, energy efficiency a...
Piracy and narcotics trafficking in the Western Indian Ocean have re-emerged as interconnected maritime security challenges, operating through shared routes, networks, and vessels. This article examines the renewed threat of Somali piracy a...
Microplastic pollution has emerged as a growing concern for marine environmental security, ecosystem sustainability, and coastal communities across the Indo-Pacific. Drawing on coastal environmental observations and microscopic examinations...
The political conflicts between the United States, Cuba, and Iran reveal significant structural parallels in the use of economic sanctions and coercive diplomacy. This commentary examines how Washington has employed economic restrictions, f...
Europe's growing dependence on foreign digital infrastructure has raised important questions about cybersecurity, technological control, and strategic autonomy. This article examines the vulnerabilities arising from concentrated cloud servi...
