Backgrounder: Iran’s Chabahar Port
Examining the geopolitical ramifications of Chabahar port, India’s first major foray into regional connectivity projects.
South China Sea Dispute: Taiwan
In the fifth article of our series on South China Sea claimants, we examine the historical reasoning, diplomacy, and military dimensions of the Taiwan claim.
PNG Naval Base: The Quad Leans into China’s Belt and Road in the Indo-Pacific
The United States and Australia will cooperate to develop a strategic deep-water naval base on PNG, signaling a renewed desire to counter China’s charm offensive in Australia’s backyard.
South China Sea Dispute: China
In this first article of a new series on claimants in the South China Sea dispute, we examine the historical reasoning, diplomacy, and island-building underpinning China’s claim.
Battle for Key Port Rages in Yemen
Another ceasefire evaporates as the vital port of Hodeida erupts in fighting.
China’s Empire of Debt
Chinese investment has rejuvenated some developing countries and left others locked in a spiral of unsustainable debt.
DRC Ebola Cases Spike amid Rebel Attacks
Infections have more than doubled since aid operations were disrupted by a wave of rebel attacks.
TAP Pipeline: Look Who’s Switching Off the Gas This Time
It's not Moscow, but the new government in Rome that might be turning off the TAP and dooming the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline project.
Backgrounder: Nord Stream 2
Key background information on Nord Stream 2, the energy pipeline that was center stage at this week’s NATO summit.
Backgrounder: Malaysia’s Melaka Gateway
Don’t expect this Belt and Road port to unseat Singapore as Southeast Asia’s premier transportation hub anytime soon.