Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
The Republic of Maldives has taken a bold and unprecedented step in global tobacco control, becoming the first nation in the world to implement a generational ban on tobacco. Effective from November
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As a professor who has spent more than forty years studying questions of war and peace, international law and relations —and above all, the human consequences of armed conflict— I once believed
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts adapted from an interview with Professor Jiang Xueqin conducted by Cyrus Janssen. “I see geopolitics as a game among different players,” Professor Jiang
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has launched an anti-corruption drive targeting former rebel loyalists and even members of his own family, as he struggles to transition from insurgency leader to head of a
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In diplomacy, most declarations fade with the ink that seals them. Yet the Joint Declaration in Türkiye stands apart—a moment when Pakistan transitioned from quiet endurance to principled assertion. Under the mediation
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China’s President Xi Jinping and Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Gyeongju on Friday, holding their first formal discussions as leaders amid
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka and the Maldives are moving forward with plans to establish a dedicated commercial ferry service, aimed at reducing transport costs and facilitating the export of
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China has been accused of stealing sensitive semiconductor technology from a British factory in an attempt to move production to the mainland, according to claims reported by The Times UK. The allegations
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor When Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western governments unleashed a barrage of unprecedented sanctions aimed at strangling Moscow’s war economy. From semiconductor exports to banking
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The promise of justice that once defined Bangladesh’s post-independence identity has turned into its most bitter irony. In 1971, the country’s founders imagined a republic built upon freedom, equality, and human rights.
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