The Belt and Road at Ten: A Strategic Asset or a Global Liability?
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
Related
Singapore's close relationship with Japan after independence
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,
Taiwan’s Election Aftermath: Implications for Cross-Strait and Indo-Pacific Stability
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.
The era of “ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership”: Can ASEAN continue to have two tea ceremonies?
In the heart of the Indo-Pacific, where geopolitical fault lines converge, the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) finds itself increasingly squeezed between two titans
Latest
Learning Economics: Understanding Causality Matters
Introductory economics isn’t just about micro and macroeconomics—econometrics is also a core requirement, even at the graduate level. For beginners, the path usually starts with basic mathematics (linear algebra, calculus), then moves into probability and introductory statistics.
The latest US "Berlinization of Ukraine" plan: two "creative" points, a lot of confusion
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
How many of Yoon Seok-yul's allies will be fired in the end?
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.