Afghanistan China: Defense budget to grow by 6.8 % to maintain upgrades March 6, 2021 0 Beijing (5/3 - 20). Despite high government debt and the negative impact of the COVID-19... Read more
ASEAN Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz prevails in elections March 5, 2021 0 Islamabad (5/3 – 14.26). PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz taunted the government on Thursday, saying that those who were trying... Read more
Asia News Indonesian billionaire family in the crosshairs of corruption reporting February 11, 2021 0 Munich (9/2- 44.44). Sukanto Tanoto, who has been called the top driver of deforestation in the world, used... Read more
Asia News Moving Israel to CENTCOM: Another Step Into the Light February 2, 2021 0 Washington (2/2-44.44). On January 15, the Pentagon reported a change in the Unified Command Plan shifting Israel from... Read more
Africa Did Donald Trump Successfully Realign U.S. Global Power and Interests? February 2, 2021 0 Singapore (1/20-40). The 2020s look predestined to determine the main parameters of the global power game: Economics, digitalization... Read more
Commentary How Israel’s Likud Party played the long game toward annexation of the West Bank January 11, 2021 0 Washington (11/1- 28.57). Israel’s leaders know that they will face strong criticism from powerful voices if they proceed... Read more
Bilateral How the Capitol riot exposed our national security blind spots January 11, 2021 0 Washington (10/1-30). What happened at the Capitol is as jarring for those who focus most of their attention on... Read more
ASEAN Indonesian police needs reforms, urgently & not just in Papua December 13, 2020 0 Jayapura, Papua (Indonesia 13/12-66.67). – Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw was furious in his condemnation of Chief... Read more
ASEAN Bali’s villa dream or just another nightmare? December 5, 2020 0 DENPASAR, Indonesia (24/11-14.29). The Nikkei Asia reported that the construction of new villas in Bali is defying the steep... Read more
ASEAN Hong Kong, a virus named after a beer, neo-Marxist in Ninja black garb & How we missed the Elephant in the Room? May 21, 2020 0 Cambridge, Massachusetts (21/5). Delivering my speech today in this forum, after all ten years ago when first posed the... Read more
Afghanistan China: Defense budget to grow by 6.8 % to maintain upgrades March 6, 2021 0 Beijing (5/3 - 20). Despite high government debt and the negative impact of the COVID-19... Read more