The United States and China are the world’s largest agricultural-producing countries and among the top agricultural traders globally. The US-China trade war of 2018-2020 had a significant impact on the…
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Moscow has signaled a firm interest in expanding its cooperation with China and India in the Arctic. Such a move could herald…
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly accelerated the digitization of Southeast Asian economies and presented promising opportunities in the e-commerce sector. Having a good digital identity…
At the Quad Leaders’ summit in Tokyo, the leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia, and India re-affirmed their commitment to “a free and open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) based on…
China is pursuing a concerted strategy to isolate Taiwan internationally and intimidate it and its would-be supporters militarily. But Australia—a critical US ally in the region—has responded to China’s strategies…
Portrayals of India and Israel as strategic partners or allies in the oppression of Kashmiris and Palestinians often suggest that India emulates Israel in how it manages oppression. Yet, the…
Statelessness affects millions of people around the globe. The experiences of stateless Vietnamese minority populations in Cambodia suggest that much broader, deeper, and context-specific responses are needed to tackle the…
China is gaining influence in the international human rights arena and is reshaping the global understanding of human rights. China’s greater influence enables and inspires other authoritarian governments and constitutes…
The existential threat of climate change to atoll nation-states is both material and discursive. The atoll nation-state of Tuvalu faces twin climate change challenges: sea level rise that threatens the…
Beijing and Moscow’s new-era strategic partnership of coordination reflects their shared insecurity and vulnerability in the U.S.-led global order. Their partnership is a declaration of joint counterbalancing on the global…
