More Japanese than Taiwanese consider China major threat
TAIPEI — A new poll by Pew Research Center showed that a higher percentage of Japanese consider China a major threat, while in Taiwan,...
Wars in Europe and Middle East Can Affect East Asian Power Balance
Southeast Asian states know that a balance of power and influence between China and the U.S. in East Asia is necessary for their independence...
Elections in India, US, UK and Taiwan will shape global power in 2024
Taiwan goes to the polls in January 2024. Anti-China President Tsai Ing-wen has already served two four-year terms. Now, she is ineligible to contest....
Kazakhstan: Fake news on “NATO facility” fans rage of Russian chauvinists
Prominent Russian media outlets chose Kazakhstan’s holiday of national sovereignty to widely disseminate a false news item about the opening of a supposed NATO...
Is Russia now a criminocracy?
Vladimir Putin’s Russia has previously been characterised as a “hybrid regime” that combines both autocratic and democratic elements. Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski and Viktoria Kaina...
Strategic Alliance Global Order: Diplomacy in a Time of Flux
The present global world order ‘Nothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were...
Funding the IMF in a divided world
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) plays a central role in the international monetary system. As the lynchpin of the global financial safety net, it...
Japan as a diplomatic asset to ASEAN
ASEAN members are navigating an increasingly challenging regional environment. Headwinds to global trade and finance threaten Southeast Asia’s post-pandemic economic recovery, as do the...
Middle East: What the ‘Pivot to Asia’ signifies for regional geopolitics
The word “pivot” typically refers to the central point on which a mechanism turns. While apt for machinery, it might not wholly capture the...
A second war could easily erupt in Europe — while everyone’s distracted by Ukraine
Now in its 20th month, the war in Ukraine remains the prime focus of Western powers looking to help Kyiv restore its territorial integrity....