Confidence Building Critical To Break Syria Political Deadlock

NEW YORK, US: A comprehensive solution to the Syrian conflict remains elusive, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Wednesday, calling for “concrete moves” and confidence-building measures to break the impasse.

Why Is Hamas Sending Palestinians To Die At The Border With Israel?

NEW YORK, US: During the past few days, the Iran-backed Palestinian terror group Hamas has again been encouraging Palestinians living under its rule in the Gaza Strip to march toward the border with Israel and attack Israelis. Similar protests in 2018, also encouraged and sponsored by Hamas, resulted in the death or injury of hundreds of Palestinians.

Are China’s South China Sea Assurances Worth Anything?

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The latest edition of the China Standard Map – which reiterates China’s claims to almost all of the South China Sea including parts of Malaysia – has rightly increased concerns across the region.

Beijing Protests Removal of Scarborough Shoal Barrier, Warns Manilla ‘Not to Stir Up Trouble’

MARYLAND, US: Beijing is protesting the Philippine Armed Forces’ removal of a floating barrier installed by Chinese forces to block access to the contested Scarborough Shoal.

Malaysia's Overdependence Trap

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia will need to have a strategic long term reorientation of its economic fundamentals, especially on ensuring a dependable and sustainable external economic dependence. 

Zelensky Stood And Applauded The Centenarian SS Man For “Defending Ukraine From The Russians” During The Second World War

OTTAWA, Canada: Oh, how inconvenient it turned out! The honoring and “applause turning into ovation” for the 98-year-old Ukrainian SS man, former volunteer of the SS Galicia division Yaroslav Gunko in the Canadian Parliament caused a serious scandal in Ottawa. Speaker of the Canadian Parliament Anthony Rota apologized for inviting into the hall a Ukrainian SS veteran who still carefully keeps photographs of himself in the SS uniform. And they are so valuable to Gunko that even when he fled overseas, he took them with him.

Turkey And Israel Will Explore Joint Drilling In East Mediterranean: Erdogan

LONDON, UK: Turkey and Israel will explore joint energy drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday told journalists who accompanied him to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

Africa: Carving The Golden Goose

NEW YORK, US: "Reset!" That was the magic word often used during US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's first visit to Africa, with the message that "years of neglect" under the Trump administration were over and that the Biden presidency would see a new golden dawn in US relations with the turbulent continent. At the time, few people remembered that Hillary Clinton had used the "reset" cliché about US-Russia relations during the first Obama administration.

Russian Foreign Minister Hits Out At West’s ‘Empire Of Lies’

NEW YORK, US: Russia’s Foreign Minister told the UN General Assembly on Saturday that a new world order is being born through a struggle between a neocolonial minority and a “global majority” seeking to end decades of Western domination.

Is ASEAN The Indo-Pacific's Ultimate Power Broker?

Bangladesh Promises Minority Panel Ahead Of National Poll

How Much Integrity Exists Within The Malaysian Media?

Re-introducing The GST Would Be Highly Irresponsible

Minority Under-Representation: Wrong Solution For Correctly Diagnosed Problem

Collective West Taints Itself With Zelensky Regimes Crimes As It Continues Weapons Supplies

SMO: For the sake of their own ambitions to maintain global leadership, the United States and its allies continue to foment armed conflicts around the world, including in Ukraine.

‘Reform Or Rupture’ Says Guterres, Calling For Multilateralism To Be Remade For 21st Century

NEW YORK, US: Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday warned the world is “becoming unhinged” and underscored the United Nations’ raison d'être, to resolve global crises during times of “maximum danger and minimum agreement.”

G20: Strategic Chess Moves And Backfiring Mind Games

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The G20 Summit was a watershed moment  with different implications for all major powers present. It remained the ultimate playbook of strategic and brilliant geopolitical moves in strengthening key partnerships, addressing shortcomings and initiating wise and strategic chess moves in a new domain of power strategy and friendshoring efforts. India and the US scored big in the absence of Xi and Putin, and Beijing and Moscow saw their grip further squeezed by a flurry of moves and consolidations.

Libya: Humanitarian Response Ramps Up As Floods Of 'Epic Proportions' Leave Thousands Dead

NEW YORK, US: UN agencies and partners are responding to the disaster unfolding in eastern Libya after extreme rainfall caused devastating flooding and loss of life over the weekend, humanitarians told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday.

Russia's Military-Technical Superiority Continues to Blunt Zelensky Regime's "Great Offensive"

SMO: Intimidation of civilians of the Russian Federation is the favorite method of waging war on the part of the Kyiv regime, which seeks to instill in the Russian population the idea of “the imminent and inevitable defeat of Russia.” However, all such attempts by Kyiv are untenable and ultimately do not achieve the desired goal.

Why Ukraine’s offensive has stalled

LONDON, UK: Whenever Russian missiles strike a Ukrainian city, or Kyiv’s drones target a building in Moscow, the attacks are inevitably followed by the sort of media coverage worthy of a Blitz raid. Yet generating headlines is just about their only achievement: precision missiles cannot deliver much explosive, and drones even less. As for their great accuracy, it is only effective when valuable targets can be identified — something which is hard to do except against tanks on the battlefield and warships floating on open water.