Constitution or Compass? A Quiet Renegotiation of the Maritime Order Vito De Lucia In June 2026, the China Institute for Marine Affairs published…

On 1st May 2026, China implemented a zero-tariff policy covering all 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations, requiring no reciprocity. The measure builds on…

Last week, like many other scholars and activists, I was due to participate in RightsCon, the leading conference on human rights in the digital age.

What caused such a stir about newly elected and first-ever female Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan last month? Appearing before the House of Representatives Budget…

On May 30, 2025, the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation was signed in Hong Kong, China, with 33 States as the founding…

For many years, the United States has been sending warships through the Taiwan Strait in a corridor it considers to be “international waters”. The transits,…

In April 2023, Scandinavian journalists uncovered that Russia was running a large-scale programme to spy on offshore wind farms, submarine cables and pipelines, and other…

Over recent months, the frequency and seriousness of interactions between PRC Coast Guard and maritime militia forces, and Philippines Coast Guard and Armed Forces units in the vicinity…

In the wake of the US Department of Commerce’s announcement on 17 October 2023 of new sweeping semiconductor export control restrictions, China began stockpiling photolithography machines…

On 9 November 2023, Australia and the Tuvalu signed the world’s first climate resettlement treaty. Tuvalu is a Pacific Island State of only 26 square kilometres in area,…