Tensions between North and South Korea are no news, after all the new countries are technically “at war”. However, in recent months we have witnessed an escalation of military, specifically nuclear tensions between the two Koreas, which represents a break from the welcomed inter-state agreement signed in 2018. Under the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), both countries committed to “completely cease …

It has been well established over the last few decades that there has been a power shift in international relations, where the old and established superpower monopoly over each hemisphere hasn’t been questioned. This scenario, where we have been completely accustomed to things as they are post-cold war, has changed to allow each country to expand their cultures into one …

            The Middle East has been on everyone’s mind over the last few months due to the on-going atrocities happening in Gaza that sparked after an attack by Hamas against Israel’s territory that disproportionately developed into a serious conflict—or, better said, genocide. Tensions grew as the UN failed to effectively implement a long-lasting ceasefire, allowing for the conflict to continue and …

A summit hosted by Japan commemorating their 50th anniversary in formal diplomatic relations between The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and Japan, in which the overview of the summit was to strengthen regional security, and  another was promoting closer economic cooperation. Now into more than half a century, Japan and ASEAN have planted the seed of their relationship through economic …

At a recent summit in San Francisco, Chinese President Xi Jinping openly stated that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with mainland China. According to the officials present at the meeting in question, Xi told Biden that China would prefer a peaceful reunification. Nonetheless, were that impossible, according to the anti-secession law passed in 2005, China would be compelled to act militarily. …

Launched in 2013, the Belt & Road initiative is a massive infrastructure and investment project aimed at facilitating trade by inter alia increasing railway connection and port connections across several continents. Inspired by the ancient Silk Road, the project is an expression of Chinese economic power and influence, particularly in regard to the developing world. It has been ten years …

India’s Supreme Court recently upheld a decision to revoke special status of Kashmir by revoking Article 370 of its Constitution, a decision predicted to impact India’s relationship with its neighbour Pakistan.  Background: Kashmir a region symbol of tensions between India and Pakistan  The two South-Asian nations have a well-established history of conflict ever since their independence following the end of …

As the largest emitter of greenhouse gas, it is crucial that China and the EU work together to speed up green growth initiatives globally to help address the ongoing climate change crisis. Underneath it all lies historical geopolitical rivalries and competitive economies. Still, the existential threat of the impending environmental disaster that we are facing should prompt urgent climate cooperation. Fortunately, …

Under the Biden Administration, the US foreign policy focused on improving its relations with the countries of South-East Asia. The program, called Indo-Pacific Strategy, signed a complete change of direction from the Trump era. Indeed, in 2016 the US government tried to disrupt the relationship created in the past with Indo-Pacific states and, especially, did not commit to protecting Taiwan …

China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei are countries that are surrounding the South China Sea which is an area of dispute because of territorial interests. Concurrently, disputes over islands, like the Second Thomas Shoal, and territorial waters have their roots in history in combination with economic motives based on strategic concerns and exploitation of sea life, as well as national …