The Belt and Road Initiative: A New Global Connectivity Map in 2020

CWA Brief, February 2020 Belt and Road Initiative is working on accelerating countries' dependency on China’s economy. China by portraying...

The US-China Trade Dispute: Towards further disruptions in 2020

CWA Brief, February 2020 Multiple rounds of negotiations between the US and China were observed in the past year, many of which came very close to a...

The US under Donald Trump: The Fall of an Empire in 2020

CWA Brief, February 2020 The shift in the US policy isn’t Trump’s making but can be attributed to the rise of new powers such as China and...

Last year (2019) was incredible for China, witnessing the country’s 70th anniversary since its founding, the nationwide commercialization of 5G and...

Iran, Iraq and the US: Who wants what?

Old problems to persist with no solutions in the near term

Five issues will remain as core problems for Myanmar in 2020; most of these, except for elections and the ICJ verdict will continue to remain the same.

The Middle East in 2019: Domestic Protests, Bilateral Conflicts and Regional Tensions

North Africa in 2019: A year of protests, with some positive results

Hong Kong in 2019: China's New Achilles Heel

The US in 2019: Trump rollsout a template for a global American retreat