There is no such thing as the Global South
A country under attack is a country under attack, and an aggressor country is an aggressor country. This distinction does not change based on whether the country is in the North…
A different America
If President Trump thinks that he can bamboozle the rest of the world into getting what he wants, the rest of the world has ways of making him get a rude awakening.
Trump 2.0: Make China great again?
The second Trump presidency has proven even more disruptive than its first iteration—and perhaps no other power is happier with the direction of Trump’s foreign policy than…
Can US President Trump actually ‘take over’ Gaza?
Whether Mr. Trump can coerce Arab States to get what he wants remains to be seen.
China-EU cooperation vital for inclusive global growth
Amid a complex and severe international landscape, fraught with risks and uncertainties, China-EU economic and trade cooperation has continued to develop rapidly, demonstrating…
US President Trump’s limits on birthrights bad for the Philippines
Fil-Ams remitted a whopping 40.9 percent of total remittances sent by all Filipinos working abroad, constituting by far the largest share of the $37.2 billion full-year 2023…
Trump 2.0 set to repeat history of unpredictability
Generally, two possible diplomatic approaches to dealing with unpredictability are minimising it and making oneself unpredictable.
Worrying that Trump’s choice for Defence Secretary struggled to name ASEAN countries
It is no surprise that a top member of the Trump administration, like Hegseth, faces concerns, as there have been worries that the boss himself may not be keen on Southeast Asia.
The road to global cooperation runs through regions
Here, the ASEAN offers an important example of how a regional approach can deliver on advancing global objectives around technology. ASEAN’s 10 members, for instance, have laid…
The self-sabotaging president: Joe Biden’s broken legacy
Beyond the US, former President Biden's reputation will be permanently stained for his complicity in Israel's unconscionable genocide of Palestinians.