Written by Kerry Brown and Astrid Nordin
Exposed to scrutiny as never before, it will have to do better at speaking to the world than the bullying diplomacy of the ‘Wolf Warrior’ phenomenon witnessed over late 2020 and into 2021.
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Written by Maxwell S. Wappel
By training a generation of farmers that is highly literate in data collection and sharing, as well as transitioning from purely agricultural production to a model that creates competitive value-added products, Taiwan can be a first mover in reforming a pattern of aid dependency — and gain invaluable diplomatic goodwill in doing so
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Written by Tamás Matura
China has indeed made mistakes in its courtship of the region in the past decade. Together with CEE governments, it raised expectations it could not fulfil and followed a top-down approach targeting the elites of CEE societies instead of winning the hearts and minds of the people.
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Written by Ambika Vishwanath
It is imperative that Bangladesh, China and India cooperate on the multitude of weather and climate-related issues that will continue to affect the eastern Himalayan region and work with Bhutan and Nepal to create a formal disaster mitigation and management organisation.
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Written by Bindesh Dahal
The NCP split has come as a rare shock to China’s foreign policy. Its efforts to build an ideological force with a strong financial backing to counter New Delhi’s influence, which enjoys excellent political, social and cultural ties with Nepal have fallen flat.
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Written by Sari Arho Havrén
The question is not how wolf warriors behave but whether behind the noise European policymakers understand Beijing’s grand plan, and what it means for maintaining fundamental European values.
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In Brief with Michael Reiterer
EU policy on North Korea must balance the commitment to strictly uphold the international rules-based system with the need to adopt flexible diplomacy that will convince Kim Jong-un to move in a positive direction.
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Written by Kalvin Fung
ASEAN members such as Indonesia might find themselves mired in a quagmire: recognising a regime lambasted for its terrible human rights record might save ASEAN unity but could draw further condemnation from the West and international media; rejecting the junta might jeopardise regional unity and delay the long-awaited COC.
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We are delighted to announce that 9DASHLINE and the Council for Strategic and Defense Research (CSDR) have reached an agreement to partner on a thought-provoking new four-part webinar series designed to explore a number of critical issues set to face the Indo-Pacific — the worlds most dynamic region — in the years ahead.
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Written by Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy
As China entails a multi-dimensional threat to Europe, it requires a multi-dimensional strategy. Conferring a prominent role to human rights in its approach to China will be vital for Brussels’ efforts to champion human rights for all.
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In Brief with Mohammad Mirwais Balkhi
The Taliban are certainly waiting for an opportunity to make their move. Nevertheless, I don’t see the Taliban being able to take over and rule Afghanistan regardless of whether the US withdraws. So far, the Afghan government in Kabul has underestimated the ethnic nature of the war.
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Written by Kate Clayton
One of the unexpected side effects of the tariffs is that by diversifying its trade, Australia now has less at stake in maintaining good relations with China. This should see Australia becoming more confident in its China policy.
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Written by Tom Smith
Branding an ICC investigation into Duterte as yet another inquiry on a developing nation is sure to play well for his successors and their supporters.
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Written by Bec Strating
In an age where great power rivalry and challenges to regional stability and rules in the maritime domain are contributing to a rapidly transforming regional security order, it is time for Australia to develop a standalone maritime security strategy.
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Written by Amit Julka and Usman Zafar
Overseas citizens have also played a key role; more accustomed to the cultural assimilation and religious pluralism of their foreign environments, many ascribe to a larger South Asian diasporic identity rather than a strictly nationalistic one.
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Written by Suyash Desai
As visible from the ongoing stand-off, it’s difficult to restore the status quo ante once it is changed by force as the two sides evenly match up. Thus India needs to be cautious about the changing nature of China’s military operations and its manifestation on the Sino-Indian border.
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Written by Benedikt Christoph Staar
North Korea’s neighbours are not too keen on denuclearisation either. Admittedly, neither China nor Russia benefits from a nuclear-armed North Korea because it causes regional insecurity at best and unforeseeable political and economic damage at worst.
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