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Assessing Potential Maritime Fallout of Israel-Iran Conflict

1 week ago | moderndiplomacy.eu | Ahmad Ibrahim

The current Iran-Israel conflict has rapidly escalated into a major non-contact kinetic war of attrition. The conflict ignited when Israel preventively struck Iranian military, civil, and nuclear infrastructure using airstrikes, drones, and covert operations.
G7's Last Stand: Job-Creators Over Job-Seekers Decide Future of Economies

1 week ago | moderndiplomacy.eu | Naseem Javed

As Canada hosts the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, from June 15 to 17, 2025, an orchestra of economic collapse plays across free economies like Canada, the United States, and the European Union. The conductor is not war or scarcity but a silent plague: Anti-Job Creation Syndrome, fueled by a job-seeker mindset where individuals, driven by a quest for stability, prioritize secure careers over the daring act of building enterprises.
U.S.-Africa Business Dialogue: Pathways to Partnership and Prosperity

1 week ago | moderndiplomacy.eu | Kester Kenn Klomegah

Despite the contradictions and complexities in U.S. policy towards Africa, particularly under President Donald Trump, there are still remarkable rising trade and economic cooperation ties between the United States and Africa. Over these past couple of months, Bill Gates signed an agreement with the African Union (AU), pledging to transfer billions into the humanitarian sector in Africa. Bloomberg widely supports African media.
Russia Enhancing its Economic and Investment ties in Africa

2 weeks ago | moderndiplomacy.eu | Kester Kenn Klomegah

Without arguments, Russia plans to boost appreciable economic ties in Africa after holding two Russia-Africa summits and the Ministerial Conference in November 2024. Prior to these powerful gatherings, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an extraordinary, resonating speech, pledged to increase bilateral trade with Africa, at least to hit US$40 billion. Putin was targeting this figure to mark the distinctive opening of the Russia-Africa summit in 2026.
Africa's Labour Export Programme. Emerging Trends and Implications

2 weeks ago | moderndiplomacy.eu | Kester Kenn Klomegah

The specter of multipolarity and the fight against growing neocolonialism are now driving Africa. While this trend is reflected in theoretical positions on protecting resource sovereignty, it is largely different in practical perspectives across the continent. As is noticeably known, Africa, undeniably rich in untapped natural resources and available human capital, has been attracting foreign investors.
The Anti-Job Creation Syndrome

2 weeks ago | moderndiplomacy.eu | Naseem Javed

The anti-job creation syndrome: how job-seeker mindsets are collapsing free economies. Economic development without entrepreneurialism is economic destruction. Hence, there is no political power without economic power, and there is no economic power without entrepreneurialism. A quick study of the last 100 earth-shattering entrepreneurial adventures transforming the world in the previous centuries will clarify all this.
Bridging East and Gulf: China-GCC-ASEAN Trilateral Summit

2 weeks ago | moderndiplomacy.eu | Siddharth Singh

The first China-GCC-ASEAN Trilateral Summit, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 27 May 2025, is a pivotal moment in the changing global landscape. This new trilateral has united three significant blocks: the People’s Republic of China, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Together, these three blocs form a powerful and rising force in the changing global environment.
Self-driving vehicles: the road to cheaper, sustainable urban transport in Europe

2 weeks ago | moderndiplomacy.eu | Gareth Willmer

The future of urban mobility is near. EU-backed trials of driverless cars in public transport could make Europe’s city centres affordable, cleaner, safer, more efficient, inclusive and fair. By Gareth WillmerIn Groruddalen, a large urban valley in north-eastern Oslo, Norway, the groundwork is being laid for an important shift in city transport. Five self-driving electric cars began ferrying the public around the area in early February 2025.
Baikonur at 70: A Legacy Site Poised for a New Space Age

2 weeks ago | moderndiplomacy.eu | Nikola Mikovic

Outer space is once again becoming a stage for strategic competition. From the rise of SpaceX and Blue Origin to China’s lunar ambitions and the proliferation of new state and commercial actors in low-Earth orbit, the global space race has re-entered the spotlight. In this competitive context, a site with a seven-decade legacy – the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan – is regaining relevance.
Two faces of populism: The case of Indonesian foreign policy

3 weeks ago | moderndiplomacy.eu | Jonathan Kay

As the third-largest democracy in the world, Indonesia elected the president and his vice through large-scale elections earlier last year. Many experts and survey bodies expected the election to be two rounds, but their predictions were incorrect. The outcomes resulted in Prabowo and Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s victory by a significant margin of 58%.