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China Imported Record Amounts Of Crude Oil In 2023 – Analysis
China, the world’s largest importer of crude oil, imported 11.3 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil in 2023, 10% more than in 2022, according to China customs data. Refiners in China imported...
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Designated US Envoy For Ukraine Says Trump Wants Equitable End To War
(RFE/RL) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s designated envoy for Ukraine and Russia said Trump will take Ukraine’s interests into account when he starts working on a settlement to end the war in...
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Carter’s Legacy Lives On In Ways People Might Not Expect – OpEd
Jimmy Carter’s recent departure at age 100 has prompted assessments of the man and his presidency. In the default view, Carter is a decent fellow who made crucial blunders, some more visible than...
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Moral Responsibility In The Age Of Machine Warfare – OpEd
By Rafael Hernandez de Santiago In the artificial glow of Techville’s neon lights, the city gleams like a polished machine — a utopia of innovation, efficiency and wealth. Yet beneath its metallic...
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Ukraine Military Situation: Russia Advancing Particularly In Kurakhove And...
By Can Kasapoğlu 1. Assad’s Fall Disrupts Russian Submarine Deployments in the Mediterranean Bashar al-Assad’s fall from power in Syria marks another setback for Russia’s overseas military posture....
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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Services May Trap Young Malaysians In Debt – Analysis
By Iman Muttaqin Yusof Like many young Malaysians, Danial Syarqawi likes to buy things online. It’s easy to make online purchases these days, he says, with the help of popular apps that use the “buy...
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Ukraine’s 2025 Challenges For Justice – Interview
By Olga Golovina On January 1, Ukraine became a full member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a landmark moment in its efforts to see senior Russian figures tried for war crimes. At the same...
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Free Speech Win Down Under As Misinformation Bill Is Officially Binned – OpEd
In a win for free speech advocates, the Australian Government formally abandoned its misinformation bill over the weekend, after failing to secure support in the Senate. The proposed laws would have...
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Modern Academe Has Corrupted The Media (And Pretty Much Everything Else) – OpEd
By William L. Anderson In August 2006, I was deeply involved in the infamous Duke Lacrosse Case. It hadn’t taken long to realize that the entire case was built by a prosecutor who was willing to do...
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Bangladesh At A Crossroads: Will Revolution Bring Democracy Or Renewed...
Bangladesh is at a crossroads. In the summer of 2024, a student-led revolution unseated Sheikh Hasina, one of South Asia’s most entrenched leaders, marking a potential turning point in the nation’s...
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Myanmar’s EV: Driving Change Or Consolidating Regime Power? – Analysis
By Phyo Thura Aung and Tin Shine Aung Myanmar’s electric vehicle (EV) adoption initiative seeks to reduce fuel imports and foreign currency outflows. Still, critics argue it serves as a tool for the...
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An Assessment Of China’s Economy In 2025 – Analysis
By Xia Ri There are two prevailing views on China's economy this year: pessimistic and optimistic. Optimists believe that with the government's intensive rollout of policies in the fourth quarter and...
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Vietnam’s High-Speed Rail Hits The Brakes On Foreign Funding – Analysis
By Nicholas Chapman On 30 November 2024, Vietnam’s National Assembly rubber-stamped a high-speed rail network that will traverse 20 provinces, linking Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City in five and a half...
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A New Playbook? Russian Interference In Georgia And Moldova Elections – Analysis
By Marcus Andreopoulos As 2025 begins, the end of last year saw two significant results in Georgia and Moldova, demonstrating both the strengths and limitations of Russian interference operations....
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Afghanistan Faces A Complex Set Of Challenges In 2025: Here’s What You Need...
The year just ended was a tumultuous one for Afghanistan, marked by many significant events that will continue to challenge the country in 2025. ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) carried out at least 19...
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Article 370 And Kashmir: Navigating A Path To Peace – Analysis
By Ayjaz Wani On 16 October 2024, Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the chief minister of the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), a space marked by significant regional divisions in...
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US Intelligence Mostly Rejects Links Between ‘Havana Syndrome,’ Adversaries
By Jeff Seldin U.S. intelligence agencies charged with investigating the spate of brain injuries and other serious health ailments that have struck hundreds of officials remain unconvinced that the...
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Many Reasons For Optimism About Syria And Lebanon – OpEd
By Faisal J. Abbas They say all good things come to an end, and surely the same argument applies to bad things too. At least this is what we have noticed recently in both Syria and Lebanon.In...
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Rakhine Rebels Seize First Police Station In Myanmar’s Heartland
The Arakan Army has seized a police station in the Ayeyarwaddy region, the first in Myanmar’s heartland to fall to the ethnic Rakhine rebels since the 2021 military coup. Until now, the Arakan Army,...
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Brazil: Official Inflation In 2024 Hits 4.83%, Exceeding Target Limit
By Bruno de Freitas Moura With a December result of 0.52 percent, the country's official inflation ended 2024 at 4.83 percent, exceeding the government's target limit. The government's inflation...
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