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Pakistan: Targeting Shias – Analysis
By Sanchita Bhattacharya* On September 7, 2023, at least 11 people were injured in an attack at Shaheed Chowk in the Khipro town of Sanghar District in Sindh, in a Shia mourning procession which was...
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China Continues To Deepen Its Political Influence In Georgia – Analysis
By Miro Popkhadze (FPRI) — Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s recent visit to China and his meeting with President Xi Jinping heralded the establishment of a strategic partnership between...
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Philippines Defense Chief: ‘Covert’ Actions Of Chinese Workers In Country A...
By Camille Elemia and Jojo RIñoza The Philippine defense chief has said that possible “covert” activities by Chinese workers in the country are a “security risk” and the defense department’s current...
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Spain: Parliament To Hold First-Ever Fully Multilingual Session
By Fernando Heller (EurActiv) — The Spanish parliament will hold its first fully multilingual session on Tuesday, with interpreters for Catalan, Basque, and Galician – one of the non-negotiable ‘red...
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Russia Urges UN Court To Dismiss Ukraine Genocide Case
By Milica Stojanovic Russia’s legal team called on the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court, on Monday to dismiss Kyiv’s case against Moscow claiming the false use of the Genocide...
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Iran Withdraws Further IAEA Inspector Designations
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has called for the Iranian government to reconsider the decision which affects the planning and conducting of nuclear...
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Thailand’s New Government Puts A Populist Face On Country’s Discredited...
By ANU Editorial Board Thailand’s Pheu Thai, the populist party linked to the deposed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is back in power for the first time since being ejected from office in a...
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Decaying Dams Blamed For ‘Worst Disaster’ In Libyan History
By Lisa Vives As stricken Libyans searched for signs of life amid the wreckage left by two enormous dams that burst in a hurricane-strength storm, anger was growing over warnings that were ignored but...
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The United States And UNESCO: A Contentious History – Analysis
By Dr. Opangmeren Jami During an extraordinary session of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) General Conference on 30 June 2023, with a majority of 132 votes...
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Financial Stability Needs Supervisors With The Ability And Will To Act –...
Keeping banks safe and sound, and anchoring financial stability, hinges as much on good supervision as on effective risk management and governance in banks, robust regulation, and vigilant markets....
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Armed Neutrality Is The Only Moral Foreign Policy – OpEd
By Ryan McMaken Former Vice-President Mike Pence is very concerned that Republicans are not sufficiently enthusiastic about aggressive, unnecessary wars. In a speech on Monday, Pence claimed “Some...
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Azerbaijan Launches Clean-Up Anti-Terrorist Operation In Karabakh – OpEd
On Tuesday September 19, 2023, the Republic of Azerbaijan launched a military operation against terrorist Armenian forces in Karabakh region, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan...
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President Biden Before 78th Session Of United Nations General Assembly –...
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, and my fellow leaders, about a week ago I stood on the other side of the world in Vietnam on soil once bloody with war. And I met a small group of...
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How Derna Tragedy Epitomizes Libya’s Misfortune – OpEd
By Osama Al-Sharif Last week’s deadly deluge that hit the eastern Libyan port city of Derna, killing thousands and leaving many more homeless, was brought about by a natural disaster that caught...
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Indonesia’s First High-Speed Train Wows Passengers As It Hits 350Kph On Trial...
By Ahmad Syamsudin Cepu Supriyanto used to dread the hours-long journey in traffic from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta to Bandung, a popular destination for domestic tourists. That changed on Saturday,...
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Countries Can Tap Tax Potential To Finance Development Goals – Analysis
Emerging market and low-income economies have a significant untapped tax potential of 8 percent to 9 percent of GDP Emerging markets and developing economies need $3 trillion annually through 2030 to...
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Ukraine War: The Unspoken Role Of Nuclear Weapons – Analysis
By Alessandro Gagaridis The war in Ukraine has prompted much debate among specialists and the general public alike about the effectiveness of the numerous weapon systems used by both sides on the...
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Malaysia: Will Anwar’s Political Dilemma Stall Reforms? – Analysis
By Tricia Yeoh The conclusion of six state elections held in August 2023 provided a much-needed pause in Malaysian politics. Held nine months after the 15th general election (GE15) in November 2022,...
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The Poland-Belarus Border: A Whiff Of Pre-Election Propaganda In The Air –...
In the face of hybrid threats from Belarus and Russia, the Polish government has been responding with increased militarisation and belligerent language about the defence of the eastern border from...
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Is The Gig Economy On The Verge Of Destruction? – OpEd
By Raushan Gross The gig economy as we know it is on the verge of destruction. Gig work, otherwise known as freelance work, was once held up as an entry into the entrepreneurial economy for many...
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