UK Government Rejects Determination of Israeli ‘Genocide’ in Gaza
Israel Not Committing Genocide: The United Kingdom has concluded that Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, according to a letter sent by then Foreign Secretary David Lammy...
Maldives
‘Valid for all countries except Israel’
Authorities in Bangladesh announced that they were reintroducing what is essentially a disclaimer on the passports issued to its citizens.
Op-eds
India can unite Global South with developed world
Delhi has closer Africa connection than Washington, is less vulnerable to ‘predatory lending’ charge than Beijing
Op-eds
Pacific Overtures
Foreign Podicy
Preserving U.S. Interests in the Indo-Pacific
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Legislative Testimonies
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September
Policy Tracker
Right to vote being snatched from Solomon Islanders by PRC-backed PM
Sogavare has introduced a Bill to postpone elections. Reaction on the ground is seething. Likely Sogavare and his backers in Beijing don’t mind violence so they can activate the China security deal.
Op-eds
China winning entropic warfare in Pacific Islands
We’ve seen Chinese entropic warfare in various stages in Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and elsewhere. And the contagion seems to be spreading in the Pacific.
Op-eds
Enlist Quad, France to take China on in the South Pacific
In the recent statement from the Quad meeting in Tokyo, a grouping consisting of Australia, India, Japan, and the US, the Pacific Islands feature prominently. Each of the Quad members have their own unique...
Op-eds
Is Chinese pressure making Solomon Islands stall Indian envoy’s visit?
Alexandria, VA: India makes China nervous in ways none of the other Quad countries do. So it’s not surprising that, according to sources, the Solomon Islands government is stalling the entry of the Indian...
Op-eds
Al-Qaeda Is Still in Afghanistan, and It’s Fighting for Victory
The problem with Joe Biden’s ‘over the horizon’ strategy for fighting terrorism.
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early May
Policy Tracker
Yes, Virginia, the Trump Administration Does Have a China Strategy
The administration is pursuing a whole-of-government approach to counter China’s concept of Comprehensive National Power.
Op-eds
Did China help rig the South Korean election?
One of the probable goals of the manipulation, for the CCP at least, is to nurture a political constellation in South Korea that is more likely to eventually move to expel US forces from the peninsula, changing the strategic calculus in the whole Indo-Pacific. This could be a problem for India.
Op-eds
UAE and UK papers urge Qatar to stop funding terrorism
Qatar bank Al Rayan provides accounts to Hamas terrorist entities and BDS.
Op-eds
China’s Ruthless Foreign Policy is Changing the World in Dangerous Ways
Are we witnessing the end of the “American age”? It depends whom you ask. But one thing is certain: Thanks to the near-bankruptcy of the American welfare state, Washington is losing b...
Op-eds
Pakistani American Indicted for Supporting al Qaeda Suicide Bomber
A naturalized American citizen who is originally from Pakistan has been indicted by the US government for providing material support to a Maldivian suicide bomber who attacked a Pakistani intelli...
Op-eds
The Iranian Regime’s War on Christians
Former Maldives foreign minister and current U.N. special rapporteur Ahmed...
Op-eds
Among the Believers
Almost a decade after 9/11/01, we should better understand the varieties of Islamist experience.
Op-eds
Killing Iran’s Energy Industry
The Reserve Bank of India has opened up a major new front in the global effort to tighten the economic screws on Tehran. Under pressure from the United States, the Indian central bank last week b...