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Southeast Asia: No One’s Backyard – OpEd
The commitment made by China's Foreign Minister and Russia's Foreign Minister during the ASEAN Meeting in Laos in July 2024 to address the presence of external forces in Southeast Asia serves as a...
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Indonesia’s Balancing Act: Navigating A Path Of Sovereignty And Independence...
Indonesia, a nation of considerable geopolitical significance, confronts a pivotal choice in its foreign policy. The global landscape is presently dominated by powerful entities such as the United...
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Getting The Economics Back Into Economic Security – OpEd
The weaponisation of trade by the major powers, the return of geopolitics and a much more uncertain international environment has brought economic security policies into fashion, mostly in advanced...
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Rising Terrorism And Escalating Coup d’Etats In Sahel Region Of Africa – OpEd
The Sahel region of Africa is suffering from Jihadist insurgent groups including Boko Haram, Islamic State, and al-Qaeda, who frequently attack in some parts of countries there. About fifty percent of...
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Robert Reich: Debunking Myth #9: ‘Inflation Is Caused By Wage Increases And...
You’ve probably been told that the main causes of rising prices are wage gains and excessive government spending. Wrong. Prices have risen and remained high — especially in critical sectors such as...
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Canada’s ‘Worst Decline In 40 Years’ – OpEd
Canada’s standard of living is on track for its worst decline in 40 years, according to a new study by Canada’sFraser Institute. The study compared the three worst periods of decline in Canada in the...
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Inequality Is Caused By Inflation – OpEd
By Lennart Wagemans Many claim the problem with fractional reserve banking is that it loans money into existence. It does, but under normal circumstances the money created by commercial banks...
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India’s Chabahar Ambitions Amid Web Of Embargo And Secret Pacts – Analysis
Chabahar is India’s first significant overseas port project and has become a key part of New Delhi’s foreign policy. It aims to build strong ties with resource-rich Central Asia and Afghanistan. After...
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‘Convivencia’, What Is It All About? – Analysis
The Convivencia in question Convivencia: Spanish noun, from convivir, to live with the other, used by historians in the 20th century to describe inter-religious coexistence in al-Andalus, between the...
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Defending Europe With Less America – Analysis
By Camille Grand European defence policies are facing their most important stress test since the early days of the cold war. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine brought war back to the heart of...
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Iran’s Regime Slowly Crawls Toward Its End – OpEd
When the deceased Ebrahim Raisi was appointed as the head of the executive branch in the 2021 presidential election, regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei did not congratulate him. Instead, he praised...
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Nepal: Games Of Instability – Analysis
By Deepak Kumar Nayak On July 21, 2024, Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli won a vote of confidence in the Lower House [House of Representatives (HoR)] of Nepal’s Parliament with 188 in favour,...
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Experts Warn Of AI-Powered Disinformation
Information warfare has become a ubiquitous threat in nearly all of Africa’s violent conflicts. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and the Sahel region, social...
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Protests In Western Pakistan Turn Violent, Leaving 1 Soldier Dead, Many Injured
(RFE/RL) -- Thousands of Pakistanis have been protesting for nearly a week in the port city of Gwadar against a growing Chinese presence in Balochistan and what members of the Baluch community say is...
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Pentagon Announces Additional $1.7 Billion Security Assistance For Ukraine
By Joseph Clark The Defense Department on Monday announced a security assistance package for Ukraine as it continues its fight to counter Russia's invasion. The package includes up to $200 million...
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Could Majdal Shams Soccer Field Tragedy Spark An All-Out Israel-Hezbollah...
By Najia Houssari and Nadia Al-Faour Israel’s security cabinet has authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to retaliate for Saturday’s rocket attack on a soccer...
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Why Do People Lie To CNN Pollsters About Their Financial Situation? – OpEd
I don’t have the answer to that question, but if I was CNN’s pollster I would be concerned. They just did apollon households’ financial situation and the responses they got are clearly out-of-line...
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Is Increased Consumer Spending Good For The Economy? – OpEd
By Patrick Barron Just about every so-called business periodical touts an increase in consumer spending as “good for the economy.” But is this really so? Can we really spend our way out of a...
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The Tale Of The Boy Who Cried ‘Racism!’ – OpEd
The French Football Federation recently announced its intention to file alegal complaintover “racist and discriminatory remarks” made byEnzo Fernándezand other Argentinian football players. Fernández...
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Beijing Agreement Complicates ‘Day After’ Planning In Gaza War – Analysis
By Rajdeep Sarkar On 23 July, 14 Palestinian parties reached anagreementfor a united front government after the end of the war. The Beijing agreement ostensibly provides a solution to the question of...
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