From October 25 to 28, the ASEAN 47th Summit in Kuala Lumpur became the world’s most important diplomatic scenario. The summit gathered thirty heads of state and government, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The gathering, thus, has been crucial not only for the future of
Xi Jinping had a September full of diplomatic wins. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held its 25th summit in Tianjin, drawing the largest attendance in its history. Later, Beijing hosted a military parade commemorating the defeat of Japan in World War II, referred to in China as “The War of
Introduction Against a backdrop of ever-increasing Chinese aggression and coercion in the South China Sea, Taiwan has sought to emerge from the shadow of its colossal neighbor and colonizer-to-be. As such, several regional nations have emerged as partners to Taipei in an effort to exert pressure on Beijing and to
The members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have worked to maintain a balanced approach in their relationship with China and the US. ASEAN acts increasingly as a bridge and an intermediate market between superpowers. Nevertheless, rising trade barriers, sanctions, and tensions add further complexity to the delicate
In this episode of Orion Talks, Marta Furlan is joined by Dr Rahul Verma to discuss and explain India’s latest elections. Dr Verma reflects on some of the reasons – economic anxiety, unemployment, disaffection – that may explain why the BJP (the party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi) fared worse
In this episode of Orion Talks, Marta Furlan is joined by Prof Min Ye to discuss President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to France, Serbia, and Hungary – his first visit to Europe in five years. Prof. Ye sheds light on the overall objective of this trip and explains how this
PDF DOWNLOAD Orion Policy Institute’s Senior Fellow Suat Cubukcu interviewed Jacob Zenn for the OrionTalk to discuss the implications of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan for Africa. Jacob Zenn is a faculty at Georgetown University and a senior fellow at Jamestown Foundation in Washington DC. He studies insurgency groups in
Download PDF The withdrawal of US military from Afghanistan has been on the presidents’ agenda over the last decade. The decision to actually do so, however, has been delayed multiple times because of the U.S. concerns about a resilient Taliban insurgency and the inability of the Afghan government to
