News & Political Analysis
Since 2012, Julian Assange has been living in a small room in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. While the United Nations has stated that Assange must be allowed freedom to leave the embassy without facing persecution and furthermore mandated that Assange be compensated for his situation of arbitrary detention, his […]
The first duty of any statesman remains the ability to solve problems in the pursuit of the benefit of the people. There are many different approaches to this and while some remain fixated merely on the proverbial nuts and bolts of problem solving, some leaders are able to encapsulate problem […]
Trump’s negative rhetoric on both China and the European Union When it comes to Donald Trump’s geopolitical wars of words, apart from Venezuela and Iran, Trump’s greatest rhetorical ire is reserved for China and the European Union (EU). But while The US only formally established relations with the People’s Republic […]
Anwar Ibrahim’s personal political history as well as his history with veteran Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is more intriguing that most works of fiction. After becoming Prime Minister for the first time in 1983, Mahathir Mohamad ushered in an economic boom in Malaysia that is crediting with bringing the country […]
Trump calls Mattis a “Democrat” When he was first appointed to the all important position of US Defense Secretary in 2016, James Mattis could have easily be mistaken for something of an extremist. His gruff rhetoric in the past and his nickname “mad dog” presented the world with an image […]
The past 24 hours have seen the US offer multiple contradictory statements regarding its close relationship with Saudi Arabia, while equally contradictory statements were made regarding relations with Turkey. Initially, Donald Trump stated that sanctions against Turkish officials and a 50% punitive tariff increase on Turkish steel and aluminium exports […]
Many Filipinos are celebrating their country’s re-election to the UN Human Rights Council after a barrage of black propaganda has been heaped on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte for his serious approach to the problem of narcotics proliferation and the related phenomena of narco-terrorism and savagely violent crime. While […]
After this summer’s successful strategic joint military exercise between China’s People’s Liberation Army and the various armed forces of ASEAN nations, this month China along with key ASEAN members Malaysia and Thailand will conduct joint military exercises in Malaysian waters and on the land of two Malaysian states aimed at […]
Trump rules out sanctions on military equipment sold to Saudi Arabia Donald Trump recently gave an interview with CBS news in which he stated that if it is proved that Saudi Arabia’s leadership ordered the murder of Saudi born journalist Jamal Khashoggi, there would be “severe punishment” levelled against Riyadh. […]
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has always been an indispensable part of the current Korean peace process. Long before DPRK leader Kim Jong-un delivered his 2018 New Year’s message in which he called for peace, dialogue and reconciliation with Seoul, Moon Jae-in was a man inclined towards dialogue, peace and […]
