On Wednesday 6 December, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, neglecting the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC accused Putin of illegally deporting Ukrainian children to Russia, which is clearly a case of war crime, and consequently has obliged the Russian President to limit …

China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei are countries that are surrounding the South China Sea which is an area of dispute because of territorial interests. Concurrently, disputes over islands, like the Second Thomas Shoal, and territorial waters have their roots in history in combination with economic motives based on strategic concerns and exploitation of sea life, as well as national …

It is hoped that this recent pledge by the Philippine government together with the group to re-start the negotiation peace talks that will lead to the conclusion of one of the longest running wars in the world after a six year break, the Philippine government has reinstated a dialogue with the NPA, its armed wing of the CPP, this joint statement points …

Background Finland has closed its border crossings with Russia following a surge in migrants coming into Finland, an operation which Finnish authorities say is backed by Russia and which they consider to be a tactic of hybrid warfare. This situation is being qualified as hybrid warfare as the intentional redirection of migrants which Moscow is accused of, has as aim …

            In recent developments regarding the war between Hamas and Palestine in Gaza, the international community has gathered a number of times in order to discuss a ceasefire agreement for humanitarian causes in order to protect the many civilians whose lives are still at stake in the region.             The world is watching and hoping that many lives can be saved from …

For more than a decade now Somalia has tried to enter the East African community. With the recent accession on the 24thof November 2023 marks a pivotal moment for the country. The East African Community is one the fastest growing regional bloc in Africa that was founded in 1999.This joining will be critical in helping Somalia’s economy recover and providing …

China and Japan are the greatest emerging and developed nations in Asia, respectively, and they are crucial to the advancement of the continent and neighbouring areas. The trade between the world’s second and third largest economies has had a turbulent decade as politics have added fuel to the fire of economic pressures. However, China and Japan still have highly interconnected production …

As climate change worsens, the geopolitical competition in the Arctic is simultaneously increasing. With countries such as the US, China etc constantly competing over the exploitation of the territory’s resources (oil, gas reserves, crucial rare earth minerals…) while the ice melts, many believe that an independent Greenland could have significant importance and a decisive role to play in the future. …

A football event, beyond the general purpose of entertaining the masses, is also a first-class opportunity for informal meetings between diplomats and heads of state. Such an opportunity seemed to be taken advantage of by the Presidents of Egypt and Turkey, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, respectively, to restart diplomatic contacts between their countries towards the normalization of …

Today marks the 64th round of exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey, which will be held in Athens. In the wake of Thursday’s meeting in Brussels, where both Greek and Turkish Defence Ministers will be reconvening.[1] However, a question worth addressing firstly is: What do these exploratory talks encompass and what do they aim to achieve? Consensus describes this negotiation …