geopolitics
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Klaus Welle: ‘The solidarity among the 27 Member States is decisive’
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OPR speaks with the former Secretary General of the European Parliament.
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Changing Tides: The Future of Indo-Chinese Engagement in the Indian Ocean
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The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is steadily developing into the next major theatre of military competition between the Asian monoliths.
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Navigating Turbulent Waters: Shipping Routes as Key Geopolitical Battlegrounds
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With a perception in the West that Iran, China, Russia, and perhaps the Middle East could align globally in an economic war against the West, shipping routes are back in play as proxies of war. If the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine continue, global supply chains are likely to remain disrupted.
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Lithuania v. China: Reading into Post-Soviet Hyper-Westernization
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The Lithuanian outlook in international relations is built on its Hyper-Westernised values. The heavy involvement in expressing hostility towards China, and support for Taiwan, countries that are thousands of miles away, is an example of such an outlook.
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Russia’s Tax Treaty Gambit: Political Manoeuvring in an Economic Arena
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Amid Russia-Ukraine war, Russia suspended double tax treaties with nations that had imposed economic sanctions on it; this has produced ripple geopolitical effects extending beyond fiscal matters.
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OPR Speaks with Former Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Dr. Marty Natalegawa
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Dr. Brian Wong, Co-founder of the Oxford Political Review, speaks with former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Dr. Marty Natalegawa.
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Rousing A Giant: Reconfiguring Germany’s Defence Policy in the New Age of Expansionism
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The Chancellor’s proposed programme, if successful, will negate half a century of the Germany’s foreign policy strategy.
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“The World Would be Plunged into a Manufacturing Crisis Unseen Since 1929”: Chris Miller on Chip War and Taiwan
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In our interview, we talked about the state of technological competition between the West and China, the development of microchips in the past decades, and the global reliance on Taiwan, a place situated at the very center of the most consequential geopolitical divide of our time.
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The Strategic Impetus and Geopolitical Consequences of India’s Deniability Outlook towards China
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India’s policy should instead be seen as rooted in “strategic deniability,” which aims to foster border deterrence. While India faces many compulsions and incentives to adopt this policy stance, it is ultimately infeasible in the long-term for how it may exacerbate regional tensions, positioning India on the brink of a confrontational future.
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Taiwan is a Piece of Cake: US-China Relations on the Brink
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A looming military confrontation between the United States and the People’s Republic of China over the status of Taiwan endangers the future of both superpowers and the rest of the world.