China

Opinion – Trump’s Tariffs are the Incentive the BRICS Needed

Luis Gouveia Jr • Aug 8 2025 • Articles

Trump’s attempts to “punish” Brazil and India with tariffs may potentially distance them from the US, and perhaps even unite them.

Civilizational Nationalism: Concept, Cases, and Global Implications

Nicholas Morieson • Jul 28 2025 • Articles

For authoritarian regimes, civilization-state status has become a justification for pursuing an alternative, civilizationally-defined path to modernity.

Confucius Institutes in Argentina and China’s Soft Power Strategy

Mauricio Percara • Jul 8 2025 • Articles

The Argentine experience demonstrates how academic institutions can domesticate soft power initiatives, reshaping them through their own values and legal traditions.

China’s Global Hegemony Strategy

Fatih Beyaz • Jul 8 2025 • Articles

In China’s vision of the future, hegemony will be achieved not only through military bases and alliances, but also through control of norms and algorithms.

Opinion – Rethinking the China Challenge

Richard W. Coughlin • Jun 27 2025 • Articles

The central task is not merely to outcompete China, but to reimagine power in a world of environmental limits and democratic erosion.

Opinion – Why Britain Should Back a Hong Kong Government-in-Exile

Ka Hang Wong • Jun 18 2025 • Articles

As the Tibetan experience shows, exile does not mean political extinction – and for Hongkongers it could mean rebirth.

Opinion – Joshua Wong and Hong Kong’s Right to Self-Determination

Ka Hang Wong • Jun 10 2025 • Articles

While the path to justice is fraught, the UK has the chance to play a definitive role in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy future.

Cyber Diplomacy and the Rise of the “Global South”

André Barrinha and Arindrajit Basu • Jun 10 2025 • Articles

The Global South remains relevant as a construct that captures the mood of the developing world on the geopolitics of technology of cyber issues.

Opinion – Bangladesh’s Humanitarian Corridor Dilemma

Shafi Md Mostofa and Tamim Muntasir • Jun 2 2025 • Articles

Bangladesh’s humanitarian corridor controversy has underscored the delicate balance Bangladesh must strike between humanitarian responsibilities and strategic imperatives.

Interview – Selina Ho

E-International Relations • May 21 2025 • Features

Selina Ho examines China’s rise, water and rail politics, as well as ASEAN’s resilience — urging a nuanced, cross-disciplinary approach to hegemony and public goods.

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