The Mexican government has implemented a series of different policies to try to eradicate the pervasive power of cartels, and the violence accompanying them. However, an effective policy will require eliminating the source of cartels' power, rather than just undermining it. 

Recent Chinese state-owned media have been using colourful headlines and articles to describe Australia. This is a tried and trusted method that has been used for at least a quarter century.

In recent months, members of Iran’s Bahá’í community have been facing a double threat. Not only is the risk of infections from the coronavirus epidemic gripping their nation, a tide of religious persecution is also rising.

The Canadian bid to obtain a non-permanent seat at the UNSC was the cornerstone of the Trudeau international vision.  It is now in shambles as a result of the continued weakening of political multilateralism, increasing European solidarity, and the opposition of China and Saudi Arabia.

The United States’ participation in the Open Skies Treaty has always been essential to its operation and to the defence of the security interests of its European allies in the post-Cold War era. The decision will affect American security interests, as the U.S. loses a valuable means of gaining intelligence on Russian military activities and forces.

Working with the International Committee of the Red Cross in areas of conflict requires flexibility. When talking to armed groups, even amid pandemic, continuity of humanitarian operations is always the top priority.

The decades-long transition from the European Coal and Steel Community into the modern European Union established a model that regional integration projects will […]

Late last year, it felt as if there was a new protest, in a new street, in a new country every week. One […]

An Australian MP has proposed that the US and other Western nations counter Chinese aggression by bringing Russia in from the cold. But doing so would create more problems than it might solve. 

The new anti-terrorism law in the Philippines is aimed at addressing violent extremism and terrorism. However, imprecision in defining terrorism has blurred its boundary with armed conflict, which means the law can be misappropriated to close the space for peacebuilding in the Mindanao region. 

Pundits often negatively portray China’s current posture towards the liberal international order. A more nuanced, and arguably more apt, characterisation of its stance is that of a “conditional supporter.”