How worrying is a Russia-Kim Jong Un alliance?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s reported plans to visit Russia this month have caused concern among the US and its allies. He and...
Reformulating Taiwan’s Statehood Claim
Amid ever-rising tensions over Taiwan between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues David...
Vladimir Putin says military cooperation with Kim Jong Un a possibility
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin have discussed “possibilities” for military cooperation, in a highly scrutinised meeting for a suspected arms deal....
Indonesia’s Refusal to Join BRICS and Geopolitical Dynamics
On August 24, during the 15th BRICS Summit at Johannesburg, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and...
Kazakhstan’s Major Government Reshuffles Explained
Kazakhstan has witnessed significant government reshuffles this week, a few days after President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered his address to the nation on September 1....
U.S intelligence suggests Al Qaeda unlikely to revive in Afghanistan, but ISIS threat remains
New US intelligence assessments suggest that is “unlikely” al Qaeda will revive in Afghanistan and Pakistan and that counterterrorism operations by the Taliban in...
Why China’s imperial map is drawing criticism from neighboring nations
Have you heard about the historic Nine-dash line in the South China Sea? As it turns out, China might’ve read the historians’ context wrongly...
Tajikistan: Terrorism, slander, corruption claims swirl in latest sign of elite infighting
Early on September 6, the security services in Tajikistan issued a press release containing some apparently alarming news. The State Committee for National Security,...
New law will allow Beijing to seize foreign government assets
China has passed a law allowing the authorities to seize and freeze the assets of foreign states, in a move analysts say will encourage...
Afghanistan’s Quest for Water Worries Central Asian Neighbors
Recently, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported the progress of Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Irrigation Canal, $670 million, 285-kilometer canal to irrigate 550,000 hectares of land...