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The Pacific Communications Race 0
- Asia Pacific, Deep Dive
- March 10, 2022
Australia is investing heavily in Pacific telecommunication networks in a rivalry with China for regional influence.
The Crackdown in Sudan Continues as UN Consultations Conclude 0
- Africa, Deep Dive
- March 6, 2022
The irreconcilability between Sudanese protestors’ demands and those of the military junta will likely complicate international efforts to facilitate a negotiated return to the country’s democratic transition.
China and the DRC: the Geoeconomics of Cobalt and Electric Vehicles 0
- Africa, Deep Dive
- February 17, 2022
Chinese investors cut a secret deal with Congolese officials increasing their profit share of mining revenues while falling behind on promised infrastructure agreements.
The Chaebol of South Korea: The Conglomerates that Dominate the Korean Economy 0
- Asia Pacific, Deep Dive
- February 10, 2022
Successive attempts by South Korea’s government to rein in the country’s economic titans have been inadequate. As a result, the chaebols have only grown more powerful since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hun Sen and Min Aung Hlaing: A new challenge for ASEAN 0
- Asia Pacific, Deep Dive
- February 2, 2022
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s latest move to normalize relations with Myanmar’s military junta raises questions as to which diplomatic course of action the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will pursue this year as Cambodia assumes chairmanship of the organization.
Post-protests, What’s Next for Kazakhstan?0
- Former Soviet Union, Deep Dive
- January 27, 2022
Bloody unrest across Kazakhstan may prompt domestic and geopolitical shifts.

Crises in Sudan and Ethiopia Heighten Uncertainty in Nile Dam Dispute 0
- Middle East, Deep Dive
- January 12, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? As Sudan’s political crisis deepens and Ethiopia continues to unilaterally operationalize the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Egypt is
Singapore’s Gastarbeiters: A Stormy Future 0
- Asia Pacific, Deep Dive
- December 17, 2021
Recent incidents involving migrant workers and Singaporean law enforcement call into question Singapore’s treatment of foreign workers in the construction sector.
Syria’s Return to the International Stage 0
- Middle East, Deep Dive
- December 9, 2021
As the Syrian civil war continues to de-escalate, European and Arab countries are beginning to normalize relations with the Assad regime while current US policy remains unchanged.
China’s Climate Future 0
- China, Deep Dive
- August 2, 2021
China is trying to undo its world’s largest polluter status, but there are obstacles to meeting this goal.
Exit Strategy: Is Afghanistan Lost to the Taliban?0
- South Asia, Deep Dive
- July 29, 2021
The United States is leaving Afghanistan just as Taliban insurgents make significant land grabs.
And we have lift off: China’s space program advances 0
- China, Deep Dive
- June 6, 2021
China’s rapid ascent as a player in the competition for space will likely rebalance the current US-led space order.

Deep Dive

The Pacific Communications Race 0

The Crackdown in Sudan Continues as UN Consultations Conclude 0

China and the DRC: the Geoeconomics of Cobalt and Electric Vehicles 0

The Chaebol of South Korea: The Conglomerates that Dominate the Korean Economy 0

Hun Sen and Min Aung Hlaing: A new challenge for ASEAN 0

Post-protests, What’s Next for Kazakhstan?0

Crises in Sudan and Ethiopia Heighten Uncertainty in Nile Dam Dispute 0

Singapore’s Gastarbeiters: A Stormy Future 0

Syria’s Return to the International Stage 0

China’s Climate Future 0

Exit Strategy: Is Afghanistan Lost to the Taliban?0

And we have lift off: China’s space program advances 0

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WEEK IN REVIEW

THIS WEEK

Chinese Defense Minister absent from public view

ASEAN concludes first non-combat naval exercises

G77 senior officials meet in New York

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier concludes Italy visit

2023 Black and Caspian Freight Forum concludes

6th Kenya Industrial International Expo begins in Nairobi

Israeli PM Netanyahu addresses 78th UN General Assembly

Indo-Pacific Geopolitics Newsletter 09/18/2023

High seas treaty to be presented for ratification at UN General Assembly

US-Armenia military drills to conclude

UN hosts Climate Ambition Summit

Iran-Iraq Border Deal to Require Disarming Iraqi Kurds

EU Trade Commissioner to begin China trip

Ukraine President expected to address UN

The World Court will hear Russian objections to genocide case in Ukraine

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