Chinese and North Korean refusal to establish an “Asian NATO”
South Korea is trying to benefit from the tripartite coordination mechanism with Washington and Tokyo to confront the dangers of its northern neighbor in...
NATO’s New Plans to Defend Europe from Putin
Nato members are set to approve the most comprehensive shake-up of the alliance’s defence plans since the end of the Cold War. From its...
Xi Seeks to Build Anti-Western Coalition With SCO
The latest (virtual) summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has given Xi Jinping, with Russian President Vladimir Putin hanging on to his coattails, a...
What has Israel accomplished in the Jenin operation
After an intense 48-hour operation, the situation in the Jenin refugee camp is approaching its conclusion. Following extensive preparations spanning several months, IDF special...
ASEAN Seek to Ease US-China Tensions on Their Own Terms
“Antony Blinken, effectively, threw Taiwan under the bus,” lamented Rebekah Koffler, a former US defence intelligence officer, shortly after the US secretary of state’s...
Why social media is being blamed for fuelling riots in France
Paris, July 1 — Social media companies are once again under scrutiny, this time in France as the country’s president blames TikTok, Snapchat and...
China’s Counterterrorism Involvement in Southeast Asia under the Global Security Initiative
In April 2022, President Xi Jinping announced the Global Security Initiative (GSI), outlining China’s overarching principles for managing global defense and security issues. Given...
Greeks vote in repeat election, likely to return conservatives to office
ATHENS, June 25 — Greeks go to the polls on Sunday for the second time in little over a month to elect a new...
Mali Junta Files ‘Espionage’ Complaint Against UN Mission
DAKAR — Mali’s ruling junta has asked prosecutors to probe the UN’s peacekeeping mission for “espionage” following a report which said hundreds of people...
Global South Forging a New Foreign Policy
What does the Ukraine war have to do with Brazil? On the face of it, perhaps not much. Yet in his first six months...