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....
Africa’s Quest for Economic and Political Change
In order for us to understand the real motives behind the spate of military takeovers in West and Central Africa — eight since 2020...
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...
BRICS allies, ‘memory diplomacy’: Russia is hard at work to expand its global influence
Since the start of the Ukraine war, there have been numerous diplomatic visits by Russian officials to Africa and Latin America aiming at boosting...
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,...
Russia’s Shifting Public Opinion on the War in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s Russia has sharply constricted the space for free expression in recent years, but some independent pollsters who fled the country have not...
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...