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Gulf Power Play: Diplomacy, Development, and the Middle East in 2025 International Relations Middle East
  • Oct 2025, 01
  • Obaidurrahman Mirsab
Gulf Power Play: Diplomacy, Development, and the Middle East in 2025

This article explores how Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia and...

Armenia’s Proactive Hedging Strategy International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Sep 2025, 29
  • Ararat Kostanian
Armenia’s Proactive Hedging Strategy

This article examines Armenia’s blocked bid to join the Shanghai...

Indonesia’s New Ballistic Missile: Why It Won’t Ignite an Arms Race International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 19
  • Yusya' A Fitrachman
Indonesia’s New Ballistic Missile: Why It Won’t Ignite an Arms Race

This article examines Indonesia’s recent acquisition of the Turkish-made KHAN...

The Axis of Upheaval: How U.S. Tariffs Backfire International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Sep 2025, 17
  • Obaidurrahman Mirsab
The Axis of Upheaval: How U.S. Tariffs Backfire

This article explores how U.S. tariffs, intended to strengthen leverage...

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Women’s Rights in Afghanistan After 2021: Between Humanitarianism and Gender Silence International Relations South and Central Asia
  • Sep 2025, 15
  • Farahnaz Amini
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Women’s Rights in Afghanistan After 2021: Between Humanitarianism and Gender Silence

This article explores how the OIC, despite its authority to...

Recognition of Palestine: A Political Bargain Disguised as Diplomacy International Relations Middle East
  • Aug 2025, 29
  • Anza Zahya Qeysha
Recognition of Palestine: A Political Bargain Disguised as Diplomacy

This article examines how the 2025 recognition of Palestine by...

Trump’s Tariffs and Global Inequality: Rethinking Indonesia’s Position International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 15
  • Muhammad Nurun Najib
Trump’s Tariffs and Global Inequality: Rethinking Indonesia’s Position

This article shows how the United States’ 19% tariff on...

The Thailand - Cambodia Crisis and the Contradictory Anatomy of ASEAN Regionalism International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 11
  • Aniello Iannone
The Thailand - Cambodia Crisis and the Contradictory Anatomy of ASEAN Regionalism

This article reflects on the Thailand–Cambodia border dispute, capturing it...

The Perils of not negotiating as a bloc: Global South countries and their reactions to the latest trade tariffs International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 08
  • Liang Yan Fung
The Perils of not negotiating as a bloc: Global South countries and their reactions to the latest trade tariffs

This article examines how the absence of coordinated trade negotiations...

Turkey-Indonesia’s KAAN Agreement: ‘Trickle-Down’ Strategic Autonomy Pursuit International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 01
  • Tufan Kutay Boran
Turkey-Indonesia’s KAAN Agreement: ‘Trickle-Down’ Strategic Autonomy Pursuit

This article explores the strategic implications of the Indonesia–Turkey defence...

Unlocking the Potential of Indonesia-Hungary Economic and Social Cooperation: Pathways to Emerging Power Partnership International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 25
  • Affabile Rifawan
Unlocking the Potential of Indonesia-Hungary Economic and Social Cooperation: Pathways to Emerging Power Partnership

This article reveals how Hungary, a country that is frequently...

Thailand, Hun Sen, and the Death of ASEAN Norms International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 21
  • Lutfia Harizuandini
Thailand, Hun Sen, and the Death of ASEAN Norms

This article examines how a leaked phone conversation between the...

Thailand, Cambodia, and the Limits of ASEAN Conflict Management International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jul 2025, 14
  • Aniello Iannone
Thailand, Cambodia, and the Limits of ASEAN Conflict Management

This article examines the 2025 border crisis between Thailand and...

The Geopolitical Implications of the Israel-Iran Rivalry: Security, Alliances, and the Future of the Middle East International Relations Middle East
  • Jul 2025, 02
  • Syeda Tatheer Fatima
The Geopolitical Implications of the Israel-Iran Rivalry: Security, Alliances, and the Future of the Middle East

This article explores the deep-rooted and multifaceted rivalry between Israel...

The Death of International Law International Relations Middle East
  • Jun 2025, 30
  • Virdika Rizky Utama
The Death of International Law

This article critically examines the U.S.–Israel strike on Iran’s nuclear...

China’s Balancing Act in the Iran–Israel Conflict: Energy, Diplomacy, and Global South Alignments International Relations Middle East
  • Jun 2025, 27
  • Syarifah Huswatun Miswar
China’s Balancing Act in the Iran–Israel Conflict: Energy, Diplomacy, and Global South Alignments

This article examines how China is navigating its strategic partnerships...

How Multilateralism Crumbles in the Face of the Red Sea Crisis International Relations Middle East
  • Jun 2025, 25
  • Nia Deliana
How Multilateralism Crumbles in the Face of the Red Sea Crisis

This article explores how the Red Sea crisis, escalated by...

War Criminal Calls for More Wars International Relations Middle East
  • Jun 2025, 23
  • Mohammed Ahmed Ali Al-Aini
War Criminal Calls for More Wars

This article takes a critical look at how Prime Minister...

Malaysia’s Foreign Policy in ASEAN under Anwar Ibrahim International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 13
  • Aniello Iannone
Malaysia’s Foreign Policy in ASEAN under Anwar Ibrahim

This article looks at how Malaysia under Anwar Ibrahim is...

A Crisis Ignored: The Rohingya’s Struggle for Rights and a Lasting Solution International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jun 2025, 06
  • Abubakar Muhammad Jibril
A Crisis Ignored: The Rohingya’s Struggle for Rights and a Lasting Solution

This article exposes how over one million Rohingyas stripped of...

President Trump's Middle-East Visit: Recalibrating U.S. Foreign Policy and Reshaping the Global Order International Relations Middle East
  • Jun 2025, 02
  • Abdullahi Muhammad Abdullahi
President Trump's Middle-East Visit: Recalibrating U.S. Foreign Policy and Reshaping the Global Order

This article examines how President Trump’s recent Middle East tour...

Indonesia – and The Rest of The Global South- Can’t Afford to Be a Spectator in the New Global Order International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2025, 30
  • Darynaufal Mulyaman
Indonesia – and The Rest of The Global South- Can’t Afford to Be a Spectator in the New Global Order

This article challenges Indonesia’s and much of the Global South...

Gendering Global Trade, Recentering Women’s Labour International Relations East Asia and the Pacific
  • May 2025, 28
  • Christopher Choong Weng Wai
Gendering Global Trade, Recentering Women’s Labour

This article explores how global trade policies affect women’s labor,...

Who Really Won Syria? International Relations Middle East
  • May 2025, 23
  • Muhammad Khamis Ahmad
Who Really Won Syria?

This article reevaluates the outcome of the Syrian conflict, arguing...

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