Pakistan needs to lower its expectations of the United States
Author: Arif Rafiq, Middle East Institute Pakistan and the United States have recently been pursuing a reset of relations. High-level…
Ukraine Accuses Olympics Body Of Being A ‘Promoter Of Murder’
Last Updated on January 31, 2023 A Ukrainian government official lambasted the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the sports body overseeing…
Russian oil price cap accelerates global economic decoupling
Author: Suryaputra Wijaksana, Bank Central Asia The oil ‘price cap’ of US$60 per barrel for Russian oil is a controversial…
Strained ties with Russia boost prospects for Central Asian integration
Author: Gennady Rudkevich, Alexandria Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and China’s modest response to it, has placed the governments of Central…
Ukrainian Diplomat Uses Twitter to Celebrate the Shooting of Female Russian Journalist
A Ukrainian diplomat is using Twitter to celebrate the shooting of a female Russian journalist while she covered the ongoing…
Russia remains India’s most dependable energy partner
Author: Joshy M Paul, CAPS In his November 2022 visit to Moscow, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar stated that ‘India…
CBDCs rock the world of international finance
Authors: Ross Buckley and Mia Trzecinski, UNSW For almost 80 years, the US dollar has dominated the global financial system.…
No vaccine for the challenges coughing up for China
Author: Kerry Brown, King’s College London 2022 was dominated by three issues for China. The first was the ongoing struggle…
Sanctions on Russia will work, but slowly
Author: Masahiko Takeda, ANU In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the G7 and some 50 other countries have imposed…
Ukrainian Presidential Aide Demands ‘Liquidation’ of Iranian Weapons Factories
Last Updated on December 29, 2022 A top Ukraine presidential aide called last week for the “liquidation” of Iranian factories…