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More Than 125,000 Refugees Return To Syria In Desperate Conditions
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A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to Syria “full of hope after years of exile”
Asean
US Imposes AI Export Curbs, Malaysia Designated As Tier 2 Nation
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The Biden administration has introduced a directive aimed at maintaining the United States’ leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) technology by enforcing restrictions on AI chip exports
Analysis
Lacking Legal Basis, US Struggles To Lay Legitimate Claim in Artic Areas
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The Arctic is becoming increasingly important in a geopolitical context, and control over the shelf is of strategic importance for ensuring security and protecting Russia's national interests.
Defense
How Italy And Germany Are Building A European Defense Industrial Base
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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine served as a wake-up call about the necessity of reevaluating the existing European approach to collective security and highlighting vulnerabilities in its defense mechanisms
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US Imposes AI Export Curbs, Malaysia Designated As Tier 2 Nation
The Biden administration has introduced a directive aimed at maintaining the United States’ leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) technology by enforcing restrictions on AI chip exports
Reality Of KL-Singapore Interdependence
The Annual Retreat between Singapore and Malaysia and the visit by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong marked the symbolization of strategic realization of mutual importance
Transformation Of MIER: From A Troubled Think Tank To PETROS's Strategic Powerhouse
The transformation of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) into a dedicated think tank for PETROS
Lacking Legal Basis, US Struggles To Lay Legitimate Claim in Artic Areas
The Arctic is becoming increasingly important in a geopolitical context, and control over the shelf is of strategic importance for ensuring security and protecting Russia's national interests.
Could Trump Actually Invade Canada?
President-elect Donald Trump has essentially declared war on Canada
Will Poland Exclude Ukraine, Moldova From Three Seas Initiative
As “old Europe”, especially Germany, loses influence in the EU, the leadership in the union is gradually passing to the Eastern European member states of the European Union (EU)
Targeting China, Biden Fires A Big Tech Salvo At The Entire World
On its way out the door, the Biden administration has announced a fresh round of restrictions on the sales of most advanced chips that could be used for AI
The Wars That Could Define The Donald Trump Presidency
Almost every president since the end of the Cold War had his foreign policy legacy defined by a war no one could have foreseen
Is Becoming A High-Income Nation All That Matters?
"Is becoming a high-income nation all that matters?" It’s a question that cuts to the heart of Malaysia’s economic aspirations
Seoul’s New Political And Power Recalibration
South Korea is seeing a change of the presidency three times in less than a month
Poland Locked In Toxic Relationship With EU, Undermining Its National Interest
In the past, membership in the European Union (EU) created favorable conditions for Poland's development
More Than 125,000 Refugees Return To Syria In Desperate Conditions
A month since the fall of the Assad regime, more than 125,000 refugees have returned to Syria “full of hope after years of exile”
"Baltic Chihuahua" Lithuanian Abuses ICC As Political Tool
Last September the Lithuanian Ministry of Justice appealed to the International Criminal Court with a request to investigate the "crimes against humanity" allegedly committed by the Belarusian authorities
Is Trump Poised To Double Down On Biden's Houthi Failures?
The ineffective U.S. military campaign against the Houthis in Yemen is now a year old
ASEAN Will Be An Irrelevant Sideshow With All The Action In BRICS
In 2025, Malaysia became the chair of ASEAN, taking over from the Lao PDR
Mongolia's Snub Of ICC Highlights Its Insignificance
Following the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin last September to Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar
BRICS’ New Partnerships Shatter ‘Take Sides’ Myth, Drive True Multilateralism
On the first day of 2025, nine countries - Belarus, Bolivia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Cuba, Uganda, Malaysia and Uzbekistan - officially became BRICS partners
The Politics Of Sinophobia In Malaysia
The public display of nationalism by Chinese nationals in Southeast Asian countries
Philippines Discovers Suspected Chinese Underwater Drone: Military Investigates Potential Security Threat
According to information published by Voice of America on January 2, 2025, Philippine authorities are investigating a suspected Chinese underwater drone found in the waters off the central Philippines
After Assad, Are The Houthis Next?
With the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon defeated and increasingly isolated, attention turns to the Houthis in Yemen