China
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China Should Not Over-Rely On Its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law
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The AFSL is unlikely to be an effective tool as its enforcement would discourage Western companies from continually operating their businesses in China.
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How Bangladesh’s NGO-Driven Development Model Compares to Authoritarian Alternatives
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The Bangladesh development model has two layers—both of which serve as critical counterweights to authoritarian development models which belittle democratization.
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Don’t Let Concerns over Xi’s China Trump Vital Language Learning
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Teaching Chinese the right way today is an essential investment in Britain’s foreign policy future.
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The Downplayed Role of the Asian Theatre in WWII
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Despite the acknowledgement that the Second World War was composed of three major theatres (Europe, Asia, and the Pacific), the Asian battlefield remains a marginalized topic outside of Asia. Here, I argue that it is problematic to downplay the role of the Asian battlefield, and that wars in mainland Asia and the Pacific should be…
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Theorizing Chinese Investment In Peripheral & Semi-Peripheral Nation States
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The rise and fall of powers is founded in their economic influence, which is furthered by strategic and diplomatic capabilities. The People’s Republic of China has proliferated an aggressive diplomatic endeavour across the globe through supply-chain penetration and investment. A stark example of the same is the Belt and Road Initiative, the responses to which…
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The Real Pandemic: Strawmen & Worsening Sino-Western Relations
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Edward Ludwick defined Great Power Autism as the “lack of situational awareness of the world around them (in large countries) natural in small countries of equal advancement.” This condition seems to have not only taken a firmer hold in both China and the U.S. since the Trump administration, but has infected middle powers like Canada…
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The G7 Summit is vital, but not yet enough
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Being held in-person for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19, the most recent G7 summit is highly praised thanks to its comprehensive agenda which covers most of pressing issues for Western countries. Indeed, this summit is vital for the Group of Seven and the West in general to reform their plagued system. Nonetheless,…
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A Western Delusion: Narratives Surrounding Neocolonialism in Africa
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Ever since Chinese President Xi Jinping’s announcement of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ in 2013 raised disapproving (or perhaps jealous?) eyebrows in the west, an insidious trend has emerged in relation to reporting on China within western media circles. Scaremongering articles, complete with ominous headlines such as ‘What China is really up to in Africa’, have rushed…