Covert wars – Modern Diplomacy
Gaza is not one but multiple wars. Beyond the horrors of the kinetic war in the Strip, Israel, the Palestinians, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates,…
The Asian Century – Modern Diplomacy
The 21st century is often heralded as the “Asian Century,” a period where the political and economic might of Asian nations will eclipse the West’s…
Recipe for Development – Modern Diplomacy
Profound economic difficulties, pervasive prejudice, entrenched injustice, widespread poverty, low literacy levels, gender disparity and women’s rights challenges, a deteriorating healthcare system, widespread corruption, nepotism,…
From Past Conflicts to Global Diplomacy: Cambodia’s Role in Promoting Peace and Cooperation
Recently, Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen stated that, “Cambodia remains committed to supporting efforts aimed at restoring peace in Ukraine, emphasizing that Cambodia attaches great…
Famine Strikes Sudan – Modern Diplomacy
April has marked one year since the war has broken out April has marked one year since the war has broken out in Sudan. During…
Forging Economic Diplomacy: Exploring Pakistan’s Trade Prospects with India
Since 2019, diplomatic relations between Pakistan and India have been fraught with complications and tense confrontations. On August 5th 2019, the Indian Government revoked Articles…
Veto Sparks Space Diplomacy – Modern Diplomacy
In the ever-evolving arena of international diplomacy, recent events at the United Nations have brought to light a critical impasse: Russia’s veto of a resolution…
Indonesia and the Future of Water Diplomacy
Through its participation in the World Water Forum, Indonesia, the largest archipelagic country in the world, with more than 17 thousand islands with a long…
Critical raw materials: how the EU hopes to secure a key element of the energy transition – focus
If Russia's war on Ukraine shocked Europe into realising the folly of its dependence on Moscow for gas suppplies, growing geopolitical uncertainty has forced the…
China’s Looming Food Crisis – Modern Diplomacy
For over a decade, I have dedicated my efforts to understanding the complex dynamics of inflation and food scarcity in China. Despite moments of doubt,…
Schizophrenia – Modern Diplomacy
Whilst not as common as other mental illnesses, schizophrenia does affect an estimated 24 million people around the world. Unfortunately there is a lack of…
The Enigma of Terrorism – Modern Diplomacy
Decades upon decades, and here is Pakistan, still battling with acts of terrorism. Following the formation of the new government, the country has received multiple…
Economic Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics
People’s Republic of China, a rising global economic power has a unique way of developing policies in its style calling it “Chinese-Style” or “China’s wisdom”.…
The Grandmaster’s Strategy – Modern Diplomacy
A man, with the synergy of an ex-soldier and pastoral counselor took my smile and turned it into a parachute. It grew wings and flew…
Exclusive: Trade officials confident of stalling packaging waste law
A landmark environment law designed to tackle the huge and growing volume of packaging waste discarded in Europe, already nearly 190m tonnes a year per…
Russia’s Grave Sanctions Evasion – Modern Diplomacy
The humanitarian situation in the Ukraine gets more dire by the day and hour. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe recently proclaimed, “As…
Turkey’s Humanitarian Diplomacy in Somalia: Humanitarian vs National Interests
Humanitarian diplomacy aims to maximize all forms of support for operations and programs and build necessary partnerships if humanitarian goals are to be achieved (Regnier,…
What does a Trump presidency mean for the global order?
Ultimately, Biden and Trump offer competing visions that both strive for one goal – a stronger, more prosperous and unfettered America. Biden proposes to do…
China renews panda diplomacy in the US, loaning two animals to San Diego Zoo
China plans to send two giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, renewing its longstanding gesture of friendship toward the United States after nearly all pandas…
Ballots Beyond Borders – Modern Diplomacy
The recent General Elections in Pakistan have garnered an unusual level of attention from its eastern neighbor, India, marking a significant moment in the complex…