Spain’s early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco
MADRID — Spain’s general election on Sunday could make the country the latest European Union member swing to the populist right, a shift that...
Ukraine claims responsibility for new attack on key Crimea bridge
A Ukrainian security official has claimed Kyiv’s responsibility for an attack on the bridge linking the annexed Crimean peninsula to the Russian mainland –...
Beijing Tells NATO to Stay Out of East Asia
Beijing on Friday criticized attempts to undermine the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ central role in the East Asian regional cooperation architecture, and dismissed...
U.N: Status quo on Korean Peninsula ‘alarming and unsustainable’
Unity on the U.N Security Council in the face of missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is essential to ease...
‘Ruwiki,’ a Putin-friendly version of Wikipedia, launched in Russia
Russia has launched its own version of Wikipedia that is markedly more friendly towards President Vladimir Putin and his government. The site, Ruwiki, is...
Disturbing Evolution of China’s Foreign Policy
The international community has recently been rocked by the Hong Kong government’s chilling decision to place bounties on eight exiled activists, two of whom...
Counterterrorism and Deradicalisation: The Indonesian Way
The 2002 Bali bombings, perpetrated by Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a terrorist organisation that has close links with Al-Qaeda, marked a shift in the Indonesian...
Far-Left Protests Don’t Come Out of Nowhere, Despite What the News Tells You
As far-right political groups gain power in Europe, governments are tested in their tolerance for protest and outright violence. In Germany, a recent court...
U.S’ Backchannel Diplomacy to end Russia-Ukraine war
It is not yet clear how often the discussions have been taking place, if they are part of a single coordinated effort, or whether Wagner...
An Asian Clone of the IMF Won’t Solve Global Inequality
An Asian challenger to the International Monetary Fund has garnered support from China. But without a radical departure from the existing neoliberal model, more...