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 …

It is hoped that this recent pledge by the Philippine government together with the group to re-start the negotiation peace talks that will lead to the conclusion of one of the longest running wars in the world after a six year break, the Philippine government has reinstated a dialogue with the NPA, its armed wing of the CPP, this joint statement points …

            In recent developments regarding the war between Hamas and Palestine in Gaza, the international community has gathered a number of times in order to discuss a ceasefire agreement for humanitarian causes in order to protect the many civilians whose lives are still at stake in the region.             The world is watching and hoping that many lives can be saved from …

China and Japan are the greatest emerging and developed nations in Asia, respectively, and they are crucial to the advancement of the continent and neighbouring areas. The trade between the world’s second and third largest economies has had a turbulent decade as politics have added fuel to the fire of economic pressures. However, China and Japan still have highly interconnected production …

            Taiwan’s relationship with mainland China is far from being amicable. The Island of Taiwan is separated from China by the Taiwan Strait, and its independent, democratically elected government, has a distinct perception of the island’s relation with the mainland. China, has vowed to unify Taiwan with the rest of their territory, however such prosperity is not shared with Taiwanese …

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has appealed to US President Joe Biden seeking to intervene in the Kurdistan region, following the deepening crisis with Iraq’s central government in Baghdad. Despite this not being any news, tensions between Erbil and Baghdad have increased over budgetary allocations, oil sales and territorial tensions for the Kurdistan part in Iraq, especially the province of …