History and geography cast long shadows over Vietnam’s role in the South China Sea Dispute, with Hanoi having to thread the needle between two naval giants under a flag of ‘bamboo diplomacy.’

The Philippines claim in the South China Sea is not just a matter of national sovereignty – it’s a potential flashpoint for future US-China military conflict.

Will Kyaukpyu Port ever take its place among other Belt and Road megaprojects like Gwadar and Hambantota?

Assessing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) after six years: Has the project's original ambition been realized?

An overview of the China-Mongolia-Russia corridor, one of the main economic conduits envisioned by China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

An overview of President Xi Jinping’s landmark initiative to link China’s economy with the rest of the world.

Long the site of great power competition, the Black Sea region appears to be heating up once again.

Pakistan’s water issues will go from bad to worse after glaciers in the Indus Basin pass the peak water mark later this century.

Tired of a fractured and divided Libya, some foreign backers are throwing their support against the one candidate who they believe can unite the country. Yet General Haftar might have overplayed his hand in the LNA’s ongoing assault on Tripoli.

Examining the geopolitical ramifications of Chabahar port, India’s first major foray into regional connectivity projects.

In the fifth article of our series on South China Sea claimants, we examine the historical reasoning, diplomacy, and military dimensions of the Taiwan claim.

In this first article of a new series on claimants in the South China Sea dispute, we examine the historical reasoning, diplomacy, and island-building underpinning China’s claim.

Another ceasefire evaporates as the vital port of Hodeida erupts in fighting.

Chinese investment has rejuvenated some developing countries and left others locked in a spiral of unsustainable debt.

It's not Moscow, but the new government in Rome that might be turning off the TAP and dooming the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline project.

Key background information on Nord Stream 2, the energy pipeline that was center stage at this week’s NATO summit.

Don’t expect the Melaka Gateway to unseat Singapore as Southeast Asia’s premier transportation hub anytime soon.

In the fourth article of our series on South China Sea claimants, we examine the historical reasoning, diplomacy, and military dimensions of Indonesia’s claim.

According to the Global Terrorism Index, Fulani militias are the fourth deadliest terrorist group in the world. So why has no one head of them?

Ethiopia faces a variety of long-term environmental and societal challenges. Building a Navy won’t help solve any of them.