Opinion | South Korea’s US nuclear sub deal risks roiling East Asia’s waters
South Korea is set to acquire nuclear-powered attack submarines with US approval and assistance, according to a joint…
Putin’s Doomsday Radio singles out NATO state Latvia in sinister coded messages
Vladimir Putin’s so-called Doomsday Radio has spewed out more coded messages singling out the NATO state of Latvia…
How did Chen-ning Yang miss out on a second Nobel Prize in physics?
Since the Nobel Prize began recognising exceptional achievements in science, literature and peace in 1901, only five scientists…
Moscow’s Historic Role Shapes Slovak Attitudes Toward Russia and Ukraine Today
The Slovak National Uprising Square in central Bratislava is no stranger to upheaval. Evidence of the city’s turbulent…
Delhi & Kabul: A bond tested by geopolitics
India’s connection with Afghanistan is one of the oldest in South Asia. It began long before modern borders…
Asian Angle | How Asean can survive US-China economic cold war
The use of economic tools to serve national interests is hardly new. But in the 21st century, such…
Trump expresses interest in US-Russia undersea tunnel project
US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in an undersea tunnel connecting the American state of Alaska with…
Opinion | Trump era could herald the end of ideology in US-China relations
Convergence theory has long been a Western fantasy in conquering the world with liberal democratic values. It proposes…
From Cold War Defence Ties to Energy Trade and the Ukraine War
Besides its desire to maintain power in Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union’s main focus was its Cold War…
Inside £6.35m nuclear war bunker that doubles as extravagant party mansion
Built to withstand nuclear catastrophe, the Las Vegas Doomsday mansion offers an eerie glimpse back in time, with…
Russia and Belarus start wargames on EU doorstep in feared invasion rehearsal
As Europe reels from the unprecedented drone intrusion last week, the “Zapad” or “West” 2025 drills are set…
Opinion | How an SCO development bank could shift the global financial order
At the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged member states…