US aircraft launches from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in operation against Houthi forces in Yemen.

Yemen Conflict: US and UK Launch Retaliatory Strikes Against Iran-Linked Sites

The United States and Britain have launched retaliatory strikes against Iran-linked sites in Yemen, targeting 36 Huthi targets. The strikes were carried out by ships and warplanes, following a drone strike in Jordan last month that killed three American service...
US-Thailand, Military

US-Thailand Military Drills Foster Collaboration

The United States and Thailand will hold annual military drills in Thailand at the end of February, with over 10,000 troops from 30 countries expected to participate. The Cobra Gold war games, held from February 27 to March 10, will...
India-China

India’s Geopolitical Triumph in De-Risking from China

Risks are crucial for nations to pursue their national interests, but they have become more diversified due to rising challenges such as environmental degradation, global warming, humanitarian disasters, and wars. Countries like China are increasingly using economic leverage to settle...
Israel-Gaza Conflict

Gaza War: Threat of Major Regional Escalation

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued an interim ruling on possible genocide in Gaza, causing mixed reactions between Israel and Palestinians. While Israel is relieved that the ICJ did not call for a ceasefire, it would be upset...
Morocco

Morocco Outmanoeuvre South Africa at UN Human Rights Council

South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Naledi Pandor, was delighted when Bafana Bafana beat Morocco to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. However, Morocco's unexpected defeat of South African Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi in the 2024 United Nations Human...
Red Sea

Red Sea’s Secrets: Insights from the Ghost of Richelieu

The author recalls holding a séance with Richelieu's Ghost in Paris, where he was summoned by the Cardinal. He bought a magnum of Chateau Petrus and walked through the Parisian netherworld, passing through 19th-century brickwork, medieval stonework, and Roman ruins....
US-China

Beijing slams US for deporting Chinese students

Beijing has criticized the United States for interrogating tens of Chinese students per month at American airports since November. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin claimed that at least eight Chinese students had been deported groundlessly by US immigration authorities...
Liu Jianchao

China’s top envoy in shaping US-China relations

Chinese career diplomat Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has pledged to change the country's image of "wolf warrior" diplomacy and increase cooperation between China and the United States. Liu is seen as...
Taiwan

Taiwan’s Political Parties Seek Defense Boosts

Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections held on January 13 were significant in the Indo-Pacific this year. Unlike the larger elections in Indonesia and India, which will involve larger countries and more voters, Taiwan's elections demonstrate the thriving democracy in the...
Trump

Challenges Might Adults in Room Face in Trump 2.0 Administration

Since Donald Trump's rise to power, it has become difficult for anyone to ignore the US presidential elections. Japan, America's closest ally in Asia, has been urging Trump not to make any deals with China that could disrupt years of...
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