Politics
A conversation with Mahathir Mohamad
We interviewed Mahathir Mohammad, Malaysia's former prime minister, with whom we talked about the war in Ukraine, the dollar and the future of the world
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G20 meeting offer glimpse into changed lives in Kashmir
The ongoing G20 meeting in the city of Srinagar has given foreign dignitaries and observers a good opportunity to witness the ground realities of India-administered Kashmir. They can see and tell the world what has changed in Kashmir since revocation...
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Charles III between the (Dis)United Kingdom and the Global Britain
Charles III receives the crown as the United Kingdom goes through a phase of profound transition, in which the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, appeared to many observers as a symbol of the real end of an era. The monarch, crowned...
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Which role in global affairs? Britain’s hard choice
The government of the United Kingdom is facing some difficult choices about what kind of role the country intends to play in both European and global affairs. In some ways, the current challenges constitute the continuation of a process that...
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The Belarus question is not over (yet), Viacorka says
It has been nearly three years since the post-election protests that threatened to overthrow Alexander Lukashenko and left Europe, the United States and Russia in suspense for a few weeks. A new face looked set to replace Europe’s last dictator,...
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The Popes, the White House and the World War of Crosses
Relations between the United States and the Vatican have never been easy and, indeed, they have no reason or way of being so. More enemies than friends, or rather frienemies, an inescapable fate seems to condemn the two empires to...
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China’s Global Security Initiative
The “Global Security Initiative” (GSI) announced by Xi Jinping in April 2022 was finally elaborated nine months later in the form of a concept note after the start of his unprecedented third mandate as the leader of the Chinese Communist...
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“China-Russia axis hard to shake. The EU should not give up on Moscow.” Soft power according to Joseph Nye
Today if we talk about soft and hard power, it’s because Professor Joseph Nye theorized them in the late 1980s. Nye is a Political Science researcher at Harvard University and throughout his long and prestigious career he has been a...
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Chinese Overseas Police Stations: an emerging Security Threat
In September 2022, Spain-based human rights group Safeguard first reported about Chinese Overseas Police Stations (COPS) operating across five continents. There are reportedly around 102 such stations operating in 53 countries. The network of COPS has supposedly been established by...
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Meloni’s upcoming India visit and the future of the EU-India partnership
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is scheduled to land in New Delhi to inaugurate the Raisina Dialogues on the 2nd of March as the chief guest with Prime Minister Modi. She will also hold bilateral meetings with Indian Prime Minister...