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Re-imagining the Balkans
The Balkans. The ‘powder keg of Europe’, sitting on Huntington’s ‘fault lines between civilisations’[1] has been at the epicentre of geopolitical tremors throughout modern history. In the wake of...
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Banksy the Diplomat
The anonymous British street artist Banksy’s one month ‘residence’ in New York City christened ‘Better Out than In’ is coming to a close. His (rumour says it’s a ‘he’) provocative pieces and persona...
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Bitcoin by Bitcoin
You might never have heard of Bitcoin. But there’s a good chance that we might be using it for our online shopping soon—indeed, some people are already doing that. Its usage isn’t limited to the online...
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Fashion: A New Middle East?
What do you think of when you hear the term ‘Middle East’? Refugees, instability and violence are probably going to be among the list. Chances are, people like Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco,...
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Print Edition: Central Asian Geopolitics
Central Asia, usually defined as the family of the ‘Five Stans’, has recently returned to the geo-political spotlight after President Xi Jinping’s ten-day trip across the region. Apart from being a...
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Do you Hear the People Sing?
On 25th February, Kevin Lau, the former editor of a major Chinese newspaper in Hong Kong, Ming Pao, was attacked by a cleaver by two men and remains in critical condition at the time of writing. The...
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Without Boundaries: the Protests in Hong Kong
I remember my first protest. It was on July 1st, 2003, the anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover. The issue then was our government’s attempt at passing a ‘national security’ act that could be used to...
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On Private Security: Public and Perilous Consequences
One of the taglines for the latest instalment for the Call of Duty (CoD) franchise is ‘The world’s most powerful military is not a country. It’s a corporation’. While this may sound far-fetched a...
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China’s – Power, Pragmatism and Purple Tunics – APEC Attire
A list of diplomatic concerns can sometimes read like the complaints list of an OCD fashionista. Amidst talks of climate change, trade agreements and territorial disputes, leaders attending the APEC...
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Light and Peace- Geopolitics and Non-Proliferation
On 9th February, Wang Xiaotao, an official of the National Development and Reform Commission, confirmed that China is involved in six nuclear power projects in Pakistan. While it is known that China...
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Money Talks: China and the AIIB
Japan’s ambassador to Beijing announced on March 30th that Japan is likely to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank within a few months. Masatio Kitera told the FT that ‘he agreed with Japanese...
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