2019: Towards a New World (Dis)Order
The BRICS model of mutually respectful state-to-state cooperation can serve as a valuable template for the post-US global order.
Can Kazakhstan Bring New Life to CICA?
The CICA VI Summit aimed to bring the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia into the 21st century. Did it succeed?
Backgrounder: Iran’s Chabahar Port
Examining the geopolitical ramifications of Chabahar port, India’s first major foray into regional connectivity projects.
Catalonia Independence Fight Enters a New Phase
A new regional government is bringing new hope to supporters of an independent Catalonia.
Outlook 2019: Key Elections (Asia)
The year ahead will see pivotal electoral contests in Thailand, India, and Afghanistan.
Global Forecast (05-28-2018)
New elections loom in Italy, the Trump-Kim summit gets back on track, and a Congressional bombshell on China Communist Party subversion in New Zealand.
Erdoğan’s Iraq Visit: Toward a New Regional Paradigm?
Erdoğan’s recent visit to Iraq hopes to herald in a new era of development under the banner of the Development Road Project. However, the critical matter of Baghdad’s posture toward the PKK remains unresolved.
Malaysia Renegotiation Hints at New Face of Belt and Road
In agreeing to renegotiate the terms of Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link, Beijing might be signaling a new approach to its Belt and Road projects.
China-Africa Relations in Review
Contrary to popular belief, the value of Africa to contemporary Chinese statecraft is overwhelmingly political rather than economic.
The Illicit Trade Of Small Arms
The international effort to combat the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons faces numerous challenges, the most notable of which is globalisation itself.