On the morning of February 1st, the democratically elected government of Myanmar was overthrown in a military coup citing the November election as fraudulent, despite international confirmations to the contrary, and declared a yearlong state of emergency. As the event is developing the motives for the coup are presently unknown,
As the tension between China and the United States increases, analysts and policymakers look to historical precedent to help inform the design of their foreign policy going into the future. In the West, particularly American strategic thought, this emerging conflict is looked to as the 21st century’s Cold War. In
On the 17th of January, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to hold the 2021 G7 summit in Cornwall in June later this year. This conference is the first time G7 members will have met since 2019, as the 2020 conference was cancelled due to the coronavirus. It will
On the 6th of January, the world stood still and watched Capitol Hill was stormed by a mob in an attempt to overturn the result of democratic elections. This is the final moment that represents the legacy of the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. A violent
Last month, in the escalating feud between Australia and China, Australian coal imports were banned by China. While the move has achieved its intended effect of attacking Australia’s economy, it will negatively affect their national power supply. As winter begins in China, having people freeze in their own homes as
In the shadow of the U.S. elections, on November 8th, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won Myanmar’s second democratic election. The NLD won in a landslide victory and it sees Aung San Suu Kyi continue her role as State Counsellor, Myanmar’s equivalent of a prime minister. This is a
After a drawn-out election process, Joseph Biden Jr. was announced as the winner of the presidential election and will be sworn into office on January 20, 2021. This election was watched around the world and is record-breaking in voter participation. However, what does this mean for the international audience? Before
In September 2020, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) published an expansive report entitled “TikTok and WeChat: Curating and Controlling global information flows.” The report discusses the soft power of censorship that these apps exert onto their users. Broadly, it demonstrates how censorship policies of media companies can direct or
Foreign policy analysts often comment that the effectiveness of a country’s response to coronavirus is pinned to its bureaucracy. Particularly, the ability of the bureaucracy to take the advice of experts and transform it into actionable and functional policies. For example, both Vietnam and New Zealand have had incredibly effective
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the people and economy of Pacific Island Nations. They are countries that are isolated and suffer from deficits in medical infrastructure and would struggle greatly to contain the contagious coronavirus. In acknowledging these deficits, Pacific Island countries were among the first countries in the
In March, this year a popular pro-democracy party was dissolved by the incumbent government, and protests have been happening in Bangkok since then. The protestors have called for the dissolution of the government and scrapping the current constitution that was installed by the government after it came to power via
