Turkey elections: How will the vote affect foreign policy?
Differing visions of Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu have fuelled debate, as the opposition alliance faces challenges in finding common ground What international media have dubbed...
Momentum for EU ethics cop sags despite scandal
BRUSSELS — Sacks of cash and free flights from autocratic governments don’t seem to have been enough to save the EU’s flagship integrity initiative from...
Kazakhstan: Eurasia’s Next Middle Power
Kazakhstan has all the classical characteristics of a middle power: strategic location, abundant natural resources, and commitment to international principles and cooperation. Kazakhstan’s President...
Thai election pits Shinawatra dynasty against military rulers
The scion of Thailand’s most famous political dynasty, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is heading into general elections on Sunday vowing to wrest the south-east Asian country...
Tajikistan: ‘Octopus’ has tentacles in Public Service
A Russian espionage group, named as Nomadic Octopus, has spied on high-ranking Government officials, Public Servants and telecom services in Tajikistan, according to cyber threat...
Resisting Fatalism about Asia’s Future Order
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong was on the money in her recent address to the National Press Club when she observed that the key...
An “Asian NATO” would be no good for U.S. foreign policy
America’s expansive view of its national interest is built on unstable foundations Hyperbolic talk in Washington, DC of a “New Cold War” and the...
This V-E Day, Remember All of Communism’s Casualties
This May 8, we celebrate V-E Day, Victory in Europe Day, marking the Third Reich’s unconditional surrender to Allied forces. Though this day commemorates...
The Kremlin Drone Ding and the Wagner Rant
The past week has seen two strange developments related to the Ukraine war that have raised more questions than answers: the drone strike at...
Explaining International Politics Through Pop-Culture Narratives
Pop culture has become one of the most crucial narratives through which we can understand the ever-changing landscape of world politics. From the use...