In the last two years, the Balkan route has become one of the most frequented routes for illegal and uncontrolled immigration. Afghans, Pakistanis and especially Syrians have embarked on the dangerous journey to survive war and misery via the Balkan route[1]. The region already suffers from its own political, economic and social instability and fragility, and the challenge of the …

When we talk about Afghanistan-India relations we usually refer to the diplomatic ties between India and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which ruled over the territory between 2001 and 2021 until the Taliban’s takeover, the two parties are neighbors, they share both historical and cultural traditions and, as a matter of fact, the Republic of India was the only South …

The People’s Republic of China is, to this day, the second largest world economy. And yet its currency, the Yuan, is still heavily influenced by the Dollar, the currency of a country which is perceived by the PRC as antagonist. However, as recently as April 2021, the PRC announced the experimentation of a digital version of the Yuan, the Digital …

One of the most dramatic humanitarian crisis that has hit Asia in a long time is the one concerning the Rohingya minority of Myanmar, whose population suffered gross human rights violations in the last years. However, Myanmar is also a member of ASEAN, an international organization of ten South-East Asia countries, and in 2007 the member states reunited in Jakarta …

The History between the two countries goes a long way, since 1955 Moscow had provided military training and warfare material to Afghanistan and supported the PDPA, the at-the-time recently government installed upon Marxist ideology, which then split and whose more radical faction decided to improve relations with the U.S rather than following the soviet influence, these happenings eventually led to …

Earlier this month, tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan grew following Tehran’s large-scale military exercise near the Azeri border. This was aimed to show Iranian military capabilities to a neighbour accused, among others, of links with the West and especially with Tehran’s historic rival Israel (Motamedi, 2021). According to Iranian state media, the military drills started near Poldasht and Jolfa border …

It is commonly believed that in recent years North Korea has adopted a unique strategy and position in the field of international relations, acting irrationally and demonstrating an unreliable profile to the international community. The fact that North Korea possesses at least 30 warheads in its nuclear arsenal, along with its behaviour, causes disturbing thoughts regarding the expected decisions and …

China has once more risen its degree of control over Hong Kong confirming that it does not intend to lower its grip on the autonomous regions thereby cutting the hopes that the latter will ever become an independent fully-fledged democratic state. This week nine pro-democracy activists who took part in last year’s banned Commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre …

The 54-year Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory, namely, Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem is a sign of the international community’s lack of accountability in front of grave and repeated breaches of international law, including serious human rights violations.  Since the occupation began in 1967, Israel has gradually developed a dual legal regime that favors Israelis and their …

The peace process in Tibet ceased to be an internal affair of China from the moment when the Dalai Lama, the highest Tibetan authority, had to go into exile in 1959. Since 1959, China and Tibet have competed internationally to legitimize their own interpretation of history. The Chinese Government argues that Tibet lived under the extreme abuse of a feudal …