The North Korean nuclear program and China-North Korea relations: Recipe for conflict or for peace?

SubmissionJanuary 17, 2020

Submitted by Keridwen François-Merlet For many decades, North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), has been one of the hot spots of t... Read More

Conflicting Waters: Why China should diminish its presence in the South China Sea

Meike EijsbergJanuary 3, 2020

In the southeast of Asia lies a large body of water that has received more claimants than the last piece of ham at Christmas: the South China Sea. For decades,... Read More

What does it mean to be an Indian? A look at the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

Sharbani ChattorajDecember 25, 2019

The world’s largest democracy is fighting to protect its ethos. A few days ago, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed by the Indian Parliament. On Dec... Read More

Saudi Arabia’s Reforms on Women’s Rights: A Cause for Celebration?

Sophie SmithDecember 3, 2019

On Oct. 9, Saudi Arabia announced that women will now be allowed to serve in the Saudi armed forces. This reform is the latest measure aimed at increasing righ... Read More

A war of words: Breaking down 50 years of US-Iran relations through rhetoric and media coverage

Pariesa YoungNovember 18, 2019

For many, the nuclear agreement reached with Iran in 2015 seemed like a glimmer of hope. In the United States, it was a sign of easing tensions between two cou... Read More

Forgotten Land Under The Sun: The West Papua conflict

Julia Codina SariolsNovember 18, 2019

Indonesia might not be the first country to come up when we talk about conflict. However, this great power of Southeast Asia has been involved in an ongoing co... Read More

Growing threats to democracy and press freedom: Why we must protect those that inform us

Meike EijsbergNovember 12, 2019

“Each year, one journalist gets a Pulitzer prize and one hundred get shot.”  This was the message shared by the United Nations on the 2nd of November, ... Read More

The Future of Indian Power in the Multipolar Era

SubmissionNovember 4, 2019

By Monish Tourangbam Power is an intriguing element of foreign policy concept and practice. While countries accumulate power, that allows them to achieve n... Read More

Revolution at home: Unmasking Hong Kong’s summer of discontent

SubmissionOctober 25, 2019

submitted by Jeremy Ha My hometown has been in the news a lot lately, and when people ask me about it, I am sometimes at a loss for words. My home is known ... Read More

Australia’s Disdain becomes China’s Gain: How strategic competition threatens to re-shape the South Pacific

Darcy FrenchOctober 23, 2019

Are the South-Pacific Islands becoming a new center of global strategic competition? In recent years, it appears as though the traditional power balance in the... Read More