By Frank Mouritz. It is obvious that the security situation in East Asia has worsened over the last few years. Tensions on the Korean peninsula have reached a new climax in the past few weeks, with relations deteriorating following the latest nuclear weapon test in February and the United Nations Security Council’s subsequent reaction. Pyongyang’s …
By Daniel R. Silva. The rise of China in East Asia and the challenges that the power shift in the region will entail for current global stability are well known. In the last American elections China`s rise featured prominently, both in the economic sphere and the strategic one, with Mitt Romney stating that his first …
By Stephanie Guthridge As the rising powers continue to expand their reach across the globe, new dynamics have surfaced between the BRICS countries and developing nations. This can be seen clearly throughout Africa, where many multinational corporations have flocked towards it for the exploitation of the continent’s vast natural resources. For example, China and India …
By Sheena Santamaria The current order of global politics has several interpretations. One is that since the end of World War II, the world has experienced American primacy. After establishing its currency as the international standard, the United States maintained its dominance throughout the Cold War and further cemented its position as the world’s only …
By Tian Yan. For centuries China has been well known for its large population. Phrases like “the Chinese are everywhere” produce an image of industrious Chinese people ready to migrate to every corner of the world. Nevertheless, very few people are convinced that a demographic crisis has spread throughout Mainland China during the previous three …
By Prithvi Hirani India’s economic and subsequent political rise in the international system has garnered significant attention in the dialogue of international politics. However, it is this period in time that is central for India in terms of defining its role and character in the international system. What does India seek to represent and embody in …
By Pras Boolaky. There is a mutual consensus among scholars and political commentators alike, that aid has failed to lift the poorest continent in the world out of poverty. In Africa today life expectancy has decreased, growth has slowed and millions more have fallen into the poverty trap, when compared with 50 years ago. Aid …
By Tanisha Aggarwal. Over the past twenty years, the East has risen economically and politically at a phenomenal rate. For some, this is a cause for concern. Fears that Western powers, the U.S.A and U.K for example, will be overshadowed are exacerbated by the strong growth rates and growing influence of China and India. What has …
By Prithvi Hirani. The regional politics of South Asia are characterised by the area’s particularly interesting collection of neighbours. The geopolitics of this tough neighbourhood poses myriad challenges for these states as they manoeuvre between peace and stability in attempts to override the volatility of the region. The question of co-operation is important, but it is …
