Avirat Parekh Earlier this month, the capital city of Thailand was witness to what is being regarded as the largest and boldest political demonstration since the 2014 military coup. The ongoing demonstration has brought together as many as 10,000 protestors on the streets of Bangkok. This student led …

James M. Dorsey A rift between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia throws into sharp relief deepening fissures in the Muslim world. Coupled with the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and a myriad of other conflicts in the Middle East, the dispute poses serious …

Nageen Ashraf Syrian war is one of the most devastating crises of the world right now, which has been going on since 2011 and has taken lives of thousands of innocents. What makes it more dangerous is that no efforts have been successful in mediating the conflict between …

Emil Avdaliani Beijing and Tehran are preparing a whopping 25-year economic and security deal according to which China would invest up to $400 billion in Iran. We need not go into details on the proposed agreement as it has already been discussed at length, but it is worthwhile …

Giancarlo Elia Valori General Haftar has already responded to Turkey’s moves in Libya – all strongly supporting al-Sarraj’s government – with various actions: on April 27, General Haftar declared the “Libyan Political Agreement” – drafted in December 2015 and later re-submitted by the UN envoy for Lybia, Ghassan …

Manish kumar Deputy Director at Confederation of Indian Industry As every great crisis presents an opportunity for countries to deepen their ties and reaffirm their commitment for each other, time has come yet again to expand the traditional Indo-Russian strategic partnership which has been built on five major …

Giancarlo Elia Valori     The powerful deflagration that destroyed the port and part of the city of Beirut on August 5, at 6 p.m. – with an unspecified toll of at least over 150 dead, 4,000 injured and 300,000 people left outside their houses – was generated by the …

Key Point: China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has sought to remedy its lack of actual combat experience by the careful study of military history. China’s military has not had much combat experience in recent decades, and this is recognized among Chinese military leaders as a potentially serious problem. The reasons for …

Dimitri K. Simes and Dov Zakheim debate the Trump presidency.   This November’s election promises to be one of the more contentious presidential races in recent American history. Donald Trump has compiled a controversial record in both domestic and foreign policy, seeking to reorient not only the Republican …