Australia’s ambition to develop a critical minerals processing industry faces significant challenges due to China’s aggressive state-backed market dominance. Success hinges on creating an ...

The revival of McCarthy-era repression under Donald Trump’s second term raises profound ethical and political questions for ...

As a fragile peace deal risks splintering in Tigray, a catastrophic humanitarian crisis getting could get even worse. As Chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission and a middle power, here are some ...

The “ASEAN Way” has become a lazy label that obscures more than it reveals. Behind this convenient stereotype lies a complex reality of strategic calculations, domestic politics, and pragmatic ...

It was only a matter of time until the Haya’t Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) gunmen of Syria’s post-Assad interim government took into their own hands violence against non-Sunni Muslims.

The official designation of KIT Batang as a Special Economic Zone (KEK) marks a significant milestone in Central Java’s growing economic ties with China. While promising substantial investment inflows ...

Based on in-depth analysis of opinion polls available for the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, the book discusses the political quietism prevailing in the major oil exporters of the Gulf ...

Giacomo Luciani holds positions at Sciences Po and Geneva University, he writes on the political economy of the Gulf countries. His latest contributions are “Saudi Arabia—Beyond the Rentier State?” in ...

The return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 has undoubtedly introduced new dynamics into the Asia-Pacific region.