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The South China Sea Dispute, International Law and UNCLOS

“China is asserting its interests in ways that threaten the foundational norms that govern the global maritime commons. This trend is most evident in...

Climate Change: COVID-19 Pandemic Effects

Climate change is a global modification of the climate over a long period of time (from decades to millions of years). These changes can...

Central Asia: China’s Influence through the New Silk Road

Central Asia: China’s Influence through the New Silk Road Silk Road is the historical trade road used by traders between the eastern and western world...

Humanitarian Crisis and the Ethnic Conflict in Ethiopia

In early November 2020, the first news about military tensions in Ethiopia went around the world as prime minister Abiy Ahmed, Nobel Peace Prize...

A New Silk Road: China’s Belt and Road Initiative

In 2013, President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China announced an ambitious initiative, known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), or...

Central Asia: Potemkin Village of Turkmenistan 2/2

The government of Turkmenistan is generally denying the existence of any poverty in the country. It has failed to provide successful support to vulnerable...

EU-UK Post-Brexit Trade Talks

The European Commission has accused the UK of violating its obligations under the Brexit deal. Recall that the Brexit agreement between the EU and...

North Korea’s Nuclear Threat

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), more commonly known as North Korea, debuted its latest nuclear weapon on 10th October 2020 during a...