Is Laos Actually Tackling Its Vast Scam Industry? – Analysis
By David Hutt In early August, the authorities in Laos delivered an ultimatum to scammers operating in the notorious Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone: Clear out or face the consequences. On Aug....
View ArticleUS–China Relationship’s Fragile Stability Shows Fractures In 2024 – Analysis
By Jia Qingguo As 2024 draws to a close, the stability of US–China relations is fragile at best. Even this fragile stability cannot be sustainable after Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential...
View ArticlePakistan’s Proxy War Intensifies In Kashmir – Analysis
By Ayjaz Wani After an uneasy lull in violence since the abrogation of Article 370 and increased vigilance from the counterterrorism strategies by Indian security forces, Pakistan is back to fomenting...
View ArticleTrump’s Return To Power And The Future Of Climate Action – Analysis
By Krishna Vohra While the world anxiously awaits to learn what Donald Trump’s second term in office might look like, climate experts seem to have accepted that his win is a “major threat to the...
View ArticleAmerica’s Disastrous And Endless Meddling In Asia – OpEd
The “loss of China” to communism in 1949 was a pivotal moment in American foreign policy, for the fall of the Nationalist government (Kuomintang, KMT) led by Chiang Kai-shek to the Chinese Communist...
View ArticleChina Balances Cautiously Between Russia And North Korea – Analysis
By Yao Bowen The recent strengthening of the alliance between Russia and North Korea marks an unusual convergence of military and political interests. With reports of North Korean soldiers supporting...
View ArticleGeorgia On The Brink: What The US Should Do Next – Analysis
By Luke Coffey Current Situation For the past week, hundreds of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets to protest the Georgian Dream government. While the protests have been centered in...
View ArticleIndonesian Armed Forces May Resist Anti-Graft Agency Probing Military...
By Nazarudin Latif and Pizaro Gozali Idrus The Indonesian armed forces may resist a landmark court ruling last month that gave the national anti-graft agency a greenlight to investigate corruption in...
View ArticleLithuania’s Political Shift: Domestic And Foreign Policy – OpEd
By Linas Kojala (FPRI) -- In October 2024, Lithuania’s opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) emerged victorious in the parliamentary elections, defeating the center-right Homeland Union –...
View ArticleDing Dong, Australia’s Misinformation-Disinformation Bill Is Dead – OpEd
Regulating speech at law is much like regulating breath. At what point is an intake of air deemed inappropriate to the body and worthy of rationing? When will exhalation be allowed? The very idea that...
View ArticleA New Syria By Union Of Clashing Interests – OpEd
Like many people around the world, I rejoiced with the liberated Syrian people when the tyrannical dynasty of a father and son that oppressed them for more than half a century finally came to an end....
View ArticleOman: TotalEnergies And OQAE Sign Agreements To Develop 300 MW Of Renewable...
In line with its multi-energy strategy in the Sultanate of Oman, TotalEnergies announced Wednesday, together with its partner OQ Alternative Energy (OQAE), the National Renewable Energy Champion, the...
View ArticleHuman Rights Situation In Afghanistan: Insight From UNAMA Report – OpEd
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) recently released a comprehensive report detailing the human rights situation in Afghanistan since the Taliban's takeover. The report...
View ArticleThe Future Of Syria: Assad’s Asylum In Moscow And Possible Scenarios – OpEd
It has been announced that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country and sought asylum in Moscow, where he has obtained a residence permit. Reports suggest that Assad owns 18 luxury apartments...
View ArticleFrom River To Sea Both Should Be Free From Hatred And Suffering – OpEd
Gaza peace activist Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib has embarked on a one-man social media campaign to draw attention to the human plight of the majority of Gazans who are not involved with terror, and call for...
View ArticleMinorities Ill-Served By Their Leaders – OpEd
The populist surge needs to go further: the elites who claim to represent minorities are too often working against their needs. Take the issues of school choice and affirmative action. African...
View ArticleInstitutionalised Repression On Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir – OpEd
Named ‘Azad’ [liberated] Jammu & Kashmir by Islamabad, this area of J&K under Pakistan’s illegal occupation [PoJK] since 1947 unfortunately doesn’t quite live up to its name as its people are...
View ArticleUS ‘Deep State’ Seen Meddling In India’s Affairs – OpEd
Corruption charges against Indian tycoon Gautam Adani and BJP's charge against the Gandhi about teaming up with George Soros to destabilize India threaten Indo-US relations Washington's discomfort...
View ArticleIndia: Anniversary Of Memory, Anniversary Of Pain – OpEd
Games of terrorism, games of power There is a quite famous saying that says he who is a terrorist on one side is a freedom fighter on the other. On November 26 2024 an anniversary of painful memory...
View ArticleWhat Realities Can Be Seen In The Mirror Of The Syrian Revolution? – OpEd
On the morning of Sunday, December 8, 2024, Syria and the Middle East witnessed one of the most significant transformations in their history: the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime. This historic event...
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