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Column/Africa

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Travel Bans Hit South Africa Following Emergence of Omicron

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Elizabeth Dejanikus

The identification and spread of the newest SARS-CoV-2 variant, Omicron, by South African scientists has brought with it a host of medical, economic, and politi...

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Column/Africa

An exploration of the various advantages and disadvantages of a one-party dominant political system, in a South African context

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Dominique Castanheira

Introduction: Robert Michels, a German sociologist with renowned political distinction, first put forth the idea of ‘The Iron Law of the Oligarchy’ in academic ...

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Column/Asia

The Taliban, Pakistan, and Indonesia: Changing the Geopolitical Landscape

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman

The situation in Afghanistan On August 19, 2021, the Taliban declared the re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (further called the Emirate). A...

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Column/Asia

Fear of Irrelevance: Minilaterals and ASEAN’s Inability to Manage Great Power Competition

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Arrizal Jaknanihan

The newly established trilateral defense pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, known as AUKUS, has added fuel to the rivalry in the...

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Column/Asia

Triangulation and Strangulation: The Story of China’s Asia

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Deepanshu Singal

“China’s Asia: Triangular Dynamics since the Cold War” makes for a riveting title of an equally interesting book by Lowell Dittmer, published in early 2018. Low...

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Column/Asia

Performing Diplomacy: How a Newly Independent ‘Little Red Dot’ Managed Power, Impressions and Feelings on World Stage

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Bryan_Kwa

In 1965, when newly independent Singapore was attempting to assert its non-communist and multi-ethnic identity, Singapore faced two problems. First, the threat ...

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Asia/Column/Interviews/Americas

CFR President Richard Haass on World Order and the Challenges of the Future

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Alex_Abarca

Richard Haass has served as the president of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2003. He is an experienced diplomat and policymaker and has written or edite...

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Asia/Column

US FON Operations: Challenging Excessive Maritime Claims

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Amrashaa Singh

In April, the USS John Paul Jones carried out a freedom of navigation (FON) operation in India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) 130 nautical miles (nm) west of t...

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Europe/Column/Interviews

A Life of Public Service: Ambassador John Koenig on his Experience as an American Diplomat in Europe and Beyond

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Ramon Javier Gonzalez

John Koenig served as the U.S. ambassador to Cyprus from 2012 to 2015. As a career foreign service officer, he has held assignments in Belgium, Greece, Indonesi...

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Toward a “Grander Strategy of Containing Putin’s Russia”: Ambassador Michael McFaul on Engagement and Containment in a New Era of Great Power Competition

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Natalie Simpson

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul leaves the Foreign Ministry in Moscow, Russia on May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File) Michael McFaul served a...

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