While Italy’s traditional geostrategic area of reference is the “enlarged Mediterranean“, the growing importance of the Indo-Pacific from an economic and geopolitical standpoint has piqued Rome’s interest. Italy does not yet possess an articulated Indo-Pacific strategy. But a...
Singapore has topped a ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, toppling Japan from the top spot. Singaporeans enjoy visa-free entry to 192 destinations, more than travellers of any other country, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. The Southeast Asian city-state last...
Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai, a frontrunner in the 2024 presidential race, announced plans to stop in the United States as he travels to Paraguay next month, drawing scorn from Chinese authorities. Lai’s US visit was revealed as part of his plans to attend the August 15...
The recent ‘Qatargate’ scandal in the European Parliament, which has seen MEPs & at least one former former MEP languishing in Belgian jail cells, has re-opened another serious issue – one that is institutionalised in Brussels – that of the “fake...
A Canadian teenager has admitted to carving his name into an eighth-century Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, according to police. While visiting the Toshodaiji Temple—a UNESCO World Heritage site—earlier this month, he used his fingernail to carve the letter “J” and the name...
