Between Talks and Tensions: Why the South China Sea Won’t Stabilise in 2026
INTRODUCTION: Progress on the South China Sea dispute between the Philippines and China is in limbo, and likely to stay that way.
Supply, Strategy, and Statecraft: India’s China Policy in an Era of Economic Rebalancing
INTRODUCTION: India’s relationship with China is economically consequential, politically sensitive, and strategically constrained.
Indonesia’s non-alignment in an age of rivalry
INTRODUCTION: Indonesia’s Major Defense Cooperation Partnership with the United States has unsettled public trust by raising fears that airspace access could compromise sovereignty.
France-Philippines New Defence Agreement: A Pivotal Step?
INTRODUCTION: The signing of a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement between France and the Philippines is a milestone in Manila’s efforts to diversify its security.
The Underlying Logic of India-Nordic Engagement
INTRODUCTION: The India-Nordic Summit peaks of New Delhi’s attempt to acquire new strategic options through partnerships. In a fractured world, that’s what we need.
The BRICS Challenge and India's Choices
INTRODUCTION: Iran and the UAE's competing calculations just lay bare the limitations of the grouping.
Marco Rubio in India: The US-India Imperative
INTRODUCTION: Marco Rubio’s visit to India from May 23-26 is far more than a routine diplomatic stopover.
The Middle East Crisis and Southeast Asia’s Energy Vulnerability
INTRODUCTION: The Hormuz crisis has exposed Southeast Asia’s structural energy vulnerabilities, turning external disruption into region-wide economic stress
Red Lines and Rhetoric: Deciphering the Signals From the Trump-Xi Summit
INTRODUCTION: As the US and China test the contours of a tentative thaw, the Beijing summit reveals a calibrated dance between economic accommodation and strategic warning
China’s Foreign Policy and Pragmatic Cooperation Between China and Romania
INTRODUCTION: On May,12, 2026, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Bucharest organized a meeting of minds conference on “China’s Foreign Policy and Pragmatic Cooperation Between China and Romania”. The Honorable Speaker was H.E. Mr. Chen Feng, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Romania.