ASEAN Fallout: What to Expect in the South China Sea
Forty-five years of continuous tradition came to an abrupt end last week when the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Phnom Penh closed without agreeing on a joint declaration.
Is Japan’s New National Security Strategy a Paradigm Shift?
Responding to a shifting geopolitical context, Japan’s new NSS weds proactive deterrence and cooperation to an exclusively nationally defence-oriented policy.
Debt & Downturn Complicate ECB’s Inflation Fight
Though recent data suggests that inflation may have peaked, euro zone economies are hardly out of the woods yet.
Canada’s Role in NATO Operation in Afghanistan
Canada’s combat role in Afghanistan will almost certainly end in a little over two years, if not sooner, due to a convergence of recent events.
Beijing Throws a Lifeline to Beleaguered Real Estate Developers
Amid worsening economic indicators, Beijing has partially reversed its attempt to reign in real estate excess. But is the damage already done?
World Briefing, February 2013
A list of some of the critical economic and security issues facing the world in February 2013.
Political Deadlock Fuels Sectarian Tensions in Iraq
Iraq’s legacy of sectarian conflict is coming to the fore amid dysfunction and deadlock in Baghdad.
Rwanda and Border Rebels: Geopolitical Considerations
Fresh off the publication of a damning UN report that implicates the government of Rwanda in assisting M23 rebels in the eastern DRC, Western observers are lining up to rain criticism down on Kigali.
Global Forecast (10-2-2021)
Duterte bows out of politics, Europe’s energy crisis worsens, and the Biden administration prepares to unveil its China policy.
An India Link to the Jeddah Blast?
In what could be a game-changer, it appears as is Lashkar-e-Taiba has struck against US interests in Saudi Arabia for the first time ever.