Joe Biden and the Middle East
Following Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th US president on 20 January 2021, his administration has announced it will take a close look at...
The Kazakhstan Riots: Orientalism and Power in the Heart of Asia
Between the 2nd and the 11th of January 2022, Kazakhstan saw the biggest and most violent riots of its three decades of independence. Within...
A Never-Ending UN Security Council Reform
In a broad sense, reform can be loosely described as ‘having to do with quality improvement and reshaping the subject matter at hand for...
Old Habits Die Hard: The U.S.’ New Forever War
On January 27th, 2017, 160 civilians were killed in an airstrike on a displaced persons’ settlement in Nigeria. The region was and continues to...
The Free and Open Indo-Pacific and the Rise of China: ‘Tigers’ Should Find a...
The Indo-Pacific is gaining systemic gravity in international affairs more than ever before. Avoiding falling into a zero-sum game would be beneficial for all.
Amid...
Jazz, Rivalry and Revolution: The Unfinished Story of Thomas Sankara
A surviving witness described the gunfire from Kalashnikov rifles as rain falling on a tin roof. Within a matter of seconds, Thomas Sankara, Burkina...
Somalia and Kenya Relations: The Road Ahead Post the International Court of Justice Decision
On the 12th of October 2021, the International Court of Justice delivered its judgment on the matter of the Maritime Delimitation in the Indian...
Defending the Freedom of Nations and Navigation: The Militarization of the Indo-Pacific
In February 2023, the United States and the Philippines reached a level of military cooperation not seen in nearly three decades. Following the signing...
Democratic Support Without Democracy: Explaining the Popularity of the Chinese Government
Over the past year, international media reports on Chinese politics frequently centred around the oppression of minorities, public surveillance measures, and China’s increasingly aggressive...
