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This details how the United States has restricted the WTO's ability to function well by prohibiting judicial appointments to the appellate body and as a result it's unlikely that the appellate body will be able to provide relief from U.S. tariffs.

This paper analyses the energy dimensions of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its strategic implications for its wider economic, foreign and security policies in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East.

The benefits of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the New Development Bank have outweighed the costs and they are working well with their older counterparts to promote Asian development. But more needs to be done.

From the Cambridge Analytica scandal to the deadly mobs mobilized by WhatsApp, 2018 was a bleak year for digital privacy and security. Stephanie MacLellan says there is no sign of the cycle slowing down; however, policymakers seem to be more inclined to t

There is no consensus on what the Indo-Pacific concept will cover. Nevertheless, the main protagonists behind the Indo-Pacific concept continue their diplomatic efforts to crystalize such a strategy. ASEAN remains non-committal even though it has reassert

For the United States, which still has interests in the Middle East, this argues that a hasty withdrawal of forces from Syria weakens its influence on processes in the region and limits its room to maneuver in the face of existing challenges.

Since 2017, relations between Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia (V4) are changing. This piece warns that the EU needs to be aware that the recent positioning of the V4 states might lead to a growing internal divergence concerning its Israe

The wave of protests that erupted in December 2017-January 2018 in dozens of cities in Iran ebbed after about two weeks, but continued throughout the year. Looking ahead, this says the fundamental problems of the Islamic Republic could cause a future prot

This details how economic diplomacy has changed in 2018 and argues that the much-forecasted arrival of geoeconomics has seen an acceptance—and even a desire—for U.S.-China tech competition.

Inclusion may sound like a luxury concept in politics. Realities regarding Southeast Asia, however, suggest that inclusion helps bring the region to the desired outcome, especially in the long run.