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
13 August 2025 marked what would have been the 99th birthday of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro. It also marks the beginning of year-long celebrations for his centenary. Castro is known as many
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This is the second of a series of articles exploring APEC, the trajectory we have traveled, our current political conjuncture, and the way forward. Our first article was entitled “What is APEC?”
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Zia-ul-Haq was a great leader of Pakistan, a tough tank general, and the man who defeated the Soviets in Afghanistan. He was murdered in August 1988 when the C-130 he was flying
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From August 31 to September 1, 2025, the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin hosted a landmark event in geopolitics: the 25th Heads-of-State Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). This summit
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There is only one treaty in the world that, despite its limitations, binds nations together: the United Nations Charter. Representatives of fifty nations wrote and ratified the UN Charter in 1945, with
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The aftereffects of years of lawless politics and lack of accountability among the political class and government servants are coming home to roost Sri Lanka after the National Peoples Power (NPP) government
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka reportedly declined an invitation from China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, citing pressures from an undisclosed foreign mission, according to
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European governments are facing mounting pressure to make concrete commitments to a planned multinational security force in postwar Ukraine, as leaders prepare for a high-stakes summit in Paris on Thursday, according to
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Donald Trump has vowed to slash regulation at home and fight European digital rules abroad, but his administration is doubling down on efforts to break up America’s largest technology companies, according to
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Several countries that had already “experienced” Donald Trump during his first term as President of the United States kept their fingers crossed when he was re-elected for a second term. Since assuming
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