Are China and Russia turning to diplomatic brain-cooking?
One possible clue could come from the work of an American company, WaveBand Corporation, which in 2006 developed a prototype...
No jab-no job, as Covid-19 surges in Russia
Officials ruled that 60% of workers in ‘customer-facing’ service sector roles must be fully vaccinated by mid-August. Although workers are...
Agony in Afghanistan, while China waits in the wings
John Sopko, the brutally honest US inspector general for reconstruction in Afghanistan, has been sounding the alarm for years about...
Iran’s proxies are a threat to peace in Middle East
Teheran has created a network of allies among more than a dozen major militias across the region, some with their...
Iran’s hanging judge will now be the President
In 1988, at the age of 28, he became one of four people on the infamous Panel of Death that...
Bye-bye, Bibi, for now?
Although his political agility got him out of so many tight spots that even his detractors called him a magician,...
What happens when Joe meets Vlad?
Many see the summit on Wednesday as a critical moment in the attempt to revive the poor relations between the...
DID Europe’s last dictator embrace Vladimir Putin?
Lukashenko’s transparent act of air piracy sent a clear message to dissidents around the world that authoritarian states no longer...
Of course Covid escaped from a Chinese laboratory
At last, expert opinion is beginning to agree. Nearly a year and a half into the pandemic, the new consensus...
Israel and Palestinians agree on a ceasefire, but now what?
It seems that a spooky Faustian pact exists between the two sides: Hamas needs enemies like Netanyahu, just as Netanyahu...
China turns the screws on Australia as relations sink to a new low
China is Australia’s dominant trading partner and Xi was spot-on in identifying the mutual benefit to both countries. But in...
Mysterious Long Covid could be a life-changing experience
Scientists tell us that there are about fifty different symptoms associated with Long Covid, with some surveys identifying more than...
Why is Vladimir Putin so vindictive against Alexei Navalny?
After more than 20 years, many Russians, especially the younger generation, are weary of Putin and rampant corruption, frustrated by...
Myanmar is descending into a failed state and civil war
Neighbouring countries, such as India, will feel the pressure once again to accept droves of migrants and refugees and reckon...
Why countries should boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
There is no doubt that the Chinese Communist Party will use the Games for its own propaganda purposes, shoring up...
Drumbeats of war building across Russia’s border with Ukraine
Fears were increased last week when Russian daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta reported that ‘it is obvious that Moscow is indeed preparing...
Is a war between U.S. and China over Taiwan inevitable?
Many prominent analysts believe that a crisis over the island is brewing and that the chances of war are highly...
China aims to turn digital yuan into a truly global currency to rival US dollar
The balance could tip sharply in China’s favour if Beijing starts forcing other governments to make payments in e-yuan for...
Is Japan’s love affair with Myanmar cooling?
The coup has presented a moral and practical crisis to the more than 400 Japanese companies that have invested nearly...
Coup in Myanmar poses a challenging dilemma for its neighbours
Just as in Pakistan, the military has become extremely wealthy, controlling a vast web of companies with links to industries...
Will Russian gas destroy India’s largest trading partner?
Nord Stream 2 could be the last straw, leading to the collapse of the EU. London: As you read this,...
Navalny shows Russian justice is a sick joke, but only Putin is laughing
The Kremlin is banking on the expectation that Navalny’s protest movement will exhaust itself, just as others have done in...
Democracy in America is hanging by a thread
The United States is undergoing a transition that no rich and stable democracy has ever experienced. Its historically dominant group...
China, Russia compete for a vaccine soft power victory; India could win
Unlike India, whose soft power projection simply magnifies its accelerating importance in the world, both China and Russia have serious...
