Understanding Germany’s Half-hearted Support of Ukraine
In November 2011, during a visit to Berlin, then-Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski caused a sensation with a statement about Germany’s role in the...
Zionist Regime’s Strategy to Exercise Influence in Central Asia
In an interview with the website of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Dr. Hamid Hakim referred to the visit of delegations from Kazakhstan,...
Civil Society in Asia: The Antagonistic Relationship between NGOs and the State
Transnational nongovernmental organizations (TNGOs) claim to be civil society organizations (CSOs) operating on a global scale; however, there is considerable debate concerning whether or...
The War of the Green Stickers: Relevant or Political Tools?
Founded in 1993, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) was originally a technical process to determine whether forest products entering the market space were legally...
German defence minister resigns amid criticism, pressure over Ukraine arms
BERLIN — German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht resigned from Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government on Monday, the culmination of growing doubt about her ability to...
National security bill may have ‘chilling effect’ on investigative journalism in UK
The UK’s proposed national security bill could have a “chilling effect” on investigative journalism because it sets too low a bar on what constitutes...
Power Struggle in the Russian Armed Forces
General Sergey Surovikin was commander-in-chief of the “special military operation,” as Russia still officially calls its war of aggression against Ukraine, for just three...
Japan risks turning itself into ‘Ukraine of Asia’ if it follows US’ strategic line
Japan is increasingly trying to justify its ongoing militarization under the pretext of the so-called external threats. Looking around the region, it is Japan...
North Korean cyber spy tactic: deceiving foreign experts into writing research
Instead of infecting computers and stealing sensitive data, as hackers typically do, a new North Korean cyber campaign appears to be trying to elicit...
Military Operations Other Than War in China’s Foreign Policy
China’s President Xi Jinping recently signed an order to establish a legal framework for conducting “non-war military operations” – more commonly known as “military operations other than war” (MOOTW)