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World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 30, 2022
Humanitarian Intervention: Can It Be Done Right?
In times of conflict and bloodshed with gross violation of human rights, the normal expectation is that sooner rather than later..
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 24, 2022
From Neutrality to Belligerence
The Russian Ukrainian conflict has turned the long-established European security architecture on its head, forcing historically neutral nations to rethink their security strategies.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 24, 2022
Round One!
The 2022 French presidential election is an interesting show of force between the centrist and the right wing, with the left acting as the king maker.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 24, 2022
TTP Rebooted
TTP is the fly in the ointment that is souring Pakistan's relations with its Taliban neighbour despite the former's deep investments in bringing the group back to power.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 12, 2022
Losing its Shine
Once fondly called the Pearl of the Indian Ocean, decades of state mismanagement have turned this lovely island nation into an economic basket case.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 21, 2022
Dawn of a New Era
Does the election of President Gabriel Boric mark the return of the ‘Pink Tide’ to Chile and the rest of South America?
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2022
The Venezuelan Dilemma
Venezuela’s rapid descent from prosperity to poverty has created fresh challenges for the green future of the entire South American environment.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Mar 14, 2022
A Thorny Path Ahead
As Americans continue to grapple with inflation, exacerbated by the Ukraine-Russia war, many had hoped that the State of the Union address would offer some succour.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 29, 2022
LATAM's Tech Boom
The emerging digital ecosystem in Latin America (LATAM) has addressed many of the structural issues hamstringing its economy.
World - Insights - Jan 26, 2022
Weighing the odds
As Taiwan emerges as an arena for renewed confrontation between the U.S. and China, what lies in store for this tiny island republic?
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 22, 2022
American ‘Cheques’ and Global ‘Balances’
Of late, American sanctions are not rendering the effect desired by the great power, leading to questions about its efficacy in an increasingly disruptive geopolitical landscape.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 20, 2022
Uncharted Territories
The continuous border disturbances around China depict how its defensive nationalism has morphed into aggressive nationalism.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 20, 2022
Raising the Stakes
A massive troop buildup on the Ukrainian border that offers President Putin several military options has left a divided NATO with few choices, mostly hard ones.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 20, 2022
Another Nail in the Coffin?
The resignation of PM Hamdock serves as a grim reminder about the increasingly fraught relationship between the civilians and the military in Sudan.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 18, 2021
A Festering Vaccine Divide
With the emergence of the Omicron variant, wealthier nations have been prompt in closing their borders to African countries, while doing little to address the pervasive issue of vaccine inequity.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 4, 2021
The Legacy of Putin
Putin’s popularity has remained particularly strong among the older generation, while the younger population are keen for a change in the status quo.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 22, 2021
A Debt-strapped China?
Is the Evergrande crisis only a symptom of China’s larger debt crisis which may ultimately puncture its growth prospects?
World - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 6, 2021
Press on a Short Leash?
Singapore has passed a new law that limits foreign interference in domestic affairs, which could potentially impede neutral press operations.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 17, 2021
Heated Skies Around Taiwan
Increased aerial provocations by the PLAAF within Taiwan’s Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), while avoiding actual intrusion of its airspace, is being taken as a bellwether for its ultimate…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 17, 2021
Historical Allies Join Forces, Again
Reinforcing their military bonds tempered over the heat of many conflicts, the U.S., UK and Australia have come together to confront emerging threats.