Sam is a geopolitical commentator and regular contributor at The Sinica, where he examines Asia’s shifting power dynamics and their impact on the global system.
Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy for mediating the Russia-Ukraine war, proposed a post-war plan for "Berlinization of Ukraine". On the surface, it refers to the common elements of mainstream armistice plans
As South Korea grapples with one of the world’s fastest-aging populations, it’s not just the nation’s birth rate that’s under pressure—entire cities are shrinking.
In recent years, China has dramatically deepened its presence in the Middle East—not through military bases or ideological outreach, but through calculated economic partnerships and high-level diplomacy
For much of the past two decades, China has been Southeast Asia’s undisputed economic anchor. Now, with Beijing’s economy slowing and geopolitical risks mounting
With semiconductors becoming the cornerstone of economic security, India is racing to position itself as a credible alternative to East Asia’s chip giants.
After decades of pacifist policy, Japan is rearming—and rapidly so. With a newly released national security strategy and defense budget hikes unseen since World War II,
Ten years after its launch, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has reshaped infrastructure development across much of the Global South. With over 140 countries participating
Taiwan’s latest general election, which handed the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) a third consecutive term in office, has further strained relations across the Taiwan Strait.
Decolonization scholars Pieterse and Bhikhu Parekh describe another kind of "decolonization" as "internal decolonization", with class and gender as the main battlefields.
Although Trump often criticizes his neighbor Mexico, Mexico was once a great power and is predicted by some to have the potential to rise again. China has always tried to win over such countries,
Trump's tariff war was planned by presidential adviser and economist Peter Navarro, who was the director of the White House National Trade Council during Trump's last term.
General Keith Kellogg, Trump's special envoy for mediating the Russia-Ukraine war, recently leaked in an interview with the Times that he had hinted to Ukraine to adopt the "Berlin Plan" to try to end the Russia-Ukraine war
Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015) was the founding Prime Minister of Singapore and was known as the "Father of Singapore". He was a top law student at Cambridge University in the UK.
Talking about "comedians making the decision" also brought back memories of the TVB program "Comedians Save the Earth" during my childhood. I remember when I was in primary school,
Amid mounting geopolitical tensions and growing skepticism toward the U.S.-led financial order, China’s long-standing ambition to internationalize the renminbi (RMB) is gaining fresh momentum.
