Opinion – The US-China Tech Hegemony Contest: A Threat to the Neoliberal World Order
US-China rivalry is rooted in divergent political and economic ideologies, giving rise to a persisting struggle playing out on a global scale.
Interview – Kishore Mahbubani
Kishore Mahbubani urges IR scholars to decolonize thought, embrace multipolarity, and rethink Western dominance as Asia and the Global South reshape world order.
Opinion – AI Nationalism and the Multipolar Future
The race for AI supremacy is about legitimacy, identity, and the authority to decide which values will be embedded in infrastructures that increasingly govern human life.
Opinion – How China Is Keeping a British Political Prisoner in Hong Kong
Jimmy Lai’s persecution stems from Deng Xiaoping’s distorted view of sovereignty and his rewriting of Hong Kong’s history.
Is Patriotism Just Obedience? Hong Kong Under the National Security Law
Historical precedents, symbolic instruments and contemporary strategies converge to shape Hongkongers’ understanding of sovereignty, identity, and patriotism.
From Treaty Ports to BRI Courts: China’s Legal Statecraft, Then and Now
China’s BRI-era ‘one-stop’ dispute-resolution model, centred on the China International Commercial Court (CICC) reverses treaty-port extraterritoriality by turning legal pluralism from an imposed constraint into invited jurisdiction through China-led venues.
The Quantum Race: How Emerging Technologies Reshape Global Security Governance
The quantum race represents a profound challenge to global security governance but also a unique window for cooperative action.
Why Polarity Misleads: Toward a New Grammar of International Relations
The appeal of polarity lies in its simplicity, but it no longer reflects the architecture of global politics.
Opinion – How Europe’s Global Gateway Competes With China’s BRI
Europe’s answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Gateway, will never match Beijing’s firepower – and it does not need to.
Opinion – Xi’s Balancing Act and the West’s India Problem
Strategic patience, coupled with cultural outreach and steady cooperation, will ensure that when India decides where its future lies, the West remains its most natural partner.
