The Manila government raised strong protests when Chinese vessels were seen anchored in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte embraced China when he came to power five years ago, is this a sudden change of heart?

Cheap and readily available access to the internet has revolutionised the way we communicate. For governments, the internet is an unresolved point of […]

COVID-19 has brought about feelings of loneliness, increased homelessness, and a decline in mental health. The experiences of […]

Myanmar’s post-coup crisis unequivocally demands the application of R2P principles. However, internal dynamics are ultimately more likely to prove decisive than even the […]

The increasing availability of COVID-19 vaccines coupled with the desperation to revert to normalcy has seen vaccine diplomacy turn into vaccine wars with […]

Like with any multinational event, politics is always affecting Eurovision. This can be seen in no better example […]

Boris Johnson’s recent publication of Global Britain in a Competitive Age has resurrected questions about Britain’s position in […]

With the relationship between Australia and China now in a stalemate and the possibility it could get worse, […]

The countries of former Soviet Central Asia have traditionally looked to China as their “bank” to fund regional infrastructure projects. However, debt sustainability […]

In recent years, the balance of counter-terrorism discourse has tipped rightwards. But in addressing the problem of reactionary violence, the rise of a […]