Search results

Beijing empowers itself in foreign relations

Location:

CHINA

It gives a veneer of legality to interference in other countries’ affairs. The new law raises the level of threat from Beijing to foreign organisations and those with connections…

China will prioritise domestic over foreign policy

Location:

CHINA

President Xi Jinping in a speech commended the accomplishments of China’s leadership since he came to power over a decade ago. At a time when China faces growing economic…

China's global initiatives will evolve

Location:

CHINA

The summit marked the tenth anniversary of the government’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Beijing revised the BRI’s emphasis from large-scale infrastructure projects to…

Bahrain’s tourism strategy will face stiff challenges

Location:

BAHRAIN

Tourism development forms a key plank of Bahrain’s long-term economic growth strategy. However, almost all its Gulf peers are pursuing the same goal, armed with often-superior…

Policy is key to managing existential risk of AI

Location:

INT

A particularly sensitive strand of this debate focuses on ‘existential’ risks. This concern was voiced in a terse but influential recent statement by Center for AI Safety (CAIS)…

Kremlin will speed up assimilating non-Russian Tatars

Location:

RUSSIA

Tatarstan, a leading proponent of autonomy, is being targeted in a drive for centralisation and cultural/linguistic homogenisation aimed at consolidating a Russian-speaking state…