Articles
It’s Time for Europe to Do the Unthinkable
Desperate times call for desperate measures. And as my geopolitical gurus taught me, one...
The G7 Versus The BRICS: Who Wins?
The G7 is a sunset organisation. BRICS is a sunrise organisation. These claims are...
UN credibility depends on adjusting veto rights to match shift in global power
Imagine the poetic justice if the UK were to cede its UNSC seat in favour of India The...
A tribute to Henry Kissinger
The highest point of Henry Kissinger’s diplomatic career was probably his secret visit...
2024: The start of another surprise war?
The year 2022 produced a surprise war: Ukraine. And 2023 also produced a surprise war:...
It’s time for the west and the rest to talk to each other as equals
We live in an interdependent world which faces many pressing common challenges It’s no...
Anwar Ibrahim’s Quiet Triumph
The path from political prisoner to political power is by no means well-trodden, but...
The Global South: A new North Star
We live in surprising times. Many short-term shocks continue to surprise us: the...
America Can’t Stop China’s Rise
There’s little doubt that the American government has decided to slow China’s economic...
How Asia Keeps the Peace
Since the end of the Cold War, Europe has constantly had to manage violent conflicts on...