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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 29, 2022
PALACE DIPLOMACY
China’s charm offensive upon ruling elites has made it Africa’s most popular ally and trading partner.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 29, 2022
BACK AT THE HELM
The rise and reign of Xi Jinping replicated the making of Mao and perhaps even surpassed the idol.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 22, 2022
A GLOOMY ENGLISH WINTER
The Conservative Party has slept at the wheel and must take control before it’s too late
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 15, 2022
A MINI ABRAHAM ACCORDS?
Are Israel and Lebanon finally edging closer to a rare truce after decades of hostilities?
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 3, 2022
MUQTADA AL SADR ON THE WARPATH, AGAIN
The face-off between Muqtada al-Sadr and the caretaker government has once again brought the country perilously close to chaos.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 27, 2022
NORTH KOREA - BACK TO THE BRINK
A security dilemma in the Korean Peninsula is hell-bent on aggravating regional tensions
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 13, 2022
PERILS OF DIGITAL HEALTH CARE
Digital resilience is essential to accelerate reliable and safe healthcare.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 6, 2022
TURKEY - RUSSIA SUMMIT, 2022
After having recently summited in Tehran, President Putin and President Erdogan are scheduled to meet again
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 16, 2022
CPEC UNDER SIEGE
It is finally dawning upon China that its dreams of reincarnating the ancient Silk Road to mark its rise as the 'Middle Kingdom' will come at a price.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jul 9, 2022
EUROPE’S GREEN DREAM
A reconfiguration of Europe’s energy infrastructure proposes to put the continent firmly upon its climate targets. Will it be able to withstand the pressures of the War in Ukraine?
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 25, 2022
FROM SADDAM TO SADR, WHAT’S NEXT FOR IRAQ?
Iraq’s political crisis reached a crescendo on Sunday with the resignation of its majority bloc. The fate of a nation ranking 20th on the Fragile State index remains uncertain.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 25, 2022
AN UNEASY COALITION
The state of Israel is focusing on the evolving nuclear threat from its arch-enemy Iran to seek unity in its deeply polarised society.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 18, 2022
JAPAN: VEERING TOWARDS NUCLEAR ENERGY?
Rising energy costs and falling yen may force Japan to review its energy strategy and perhaps rehabilitate the moribund nuclear power generation sector.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 4, 2022
STARVED OF OIL?
The EU ban on oil imports from Russia is a ticking bomb for the entire global oil market.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jun 4, 2022
BEARISH OR BULLISH?
A fresh slew of sanctions has been imposed on Russia by the West to force Moscow to cease hostilities. But will they succeed?
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 28, 2022
Geopolitical Realignments for Energy Security
Energy has been the principal driver of the modern industrialised world and it is hardly surprising that its appetite for energy resources has been at the heart of geopolitical tensions.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 21, 2022
Standing with Asia
With global attention riveted upon eastern Europe, President Biden's ASEAN summit was an attempt to reassure his Asian allies of continued American support.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - May 21, 2022
A Nordic Tinge to NATO
The US president, Joe Biden, has promised full support to both Finland and Sweden in their membership applications to what he called a “revived NATO” in the light of t
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 12, 2022
Growing Stronger Together
Despite their political differences, India and Australia are keen to promote trade and investment, besides cooperating in the Indo-Pacific.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 12, 2022
The Nuclear Calculus
Will the invasion of Ukraine by Russia prompt non-nuclear nations to revisit their security architecture?