Geo Politics

As the United States negotiates a close and divided presidential battle, Chinese official media has launched a huge campaign to highlight the turmoil growing in its democratic foe. Reports underlining the possibility of social disruption, political deadlock, and major societal divides allow Chinese media to show democracy as a defective and failing system using the US election. Beijing’s long-standing strategy …

With an eye toward healthcare and biotechnology especially, the Republic of Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have lately taken remarkable steps to improve their political and business ties. Formally, this developing partnership began in May 2024 when UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahaney visited South Korean President Yoon Seok-Yeol to sign a historic Comprehensive Economic Partnership …

Celebrating 40 years of diplomatic ties, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are poised to fortify an alliance that has grown steadily since the beginning of official contacts. Celebrating this anniversary, Chinese President Xi Jinping and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan extended greetings on Friday stressing the link of trust, strategic alignment, and shared vision defining …

Recently paying an official visit to Singapore in a historic diplomatic gesture emphasizing the UAE’s dedication to strengthen ties in Asia, H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahaney, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, This trip marked a significant turning point in the UAE-Singapore relationship, so highlighting both countries’ shared goal in building strategic, economic, and technological alliances suited …

Arriving in Abu Dhabi on October 27, 2024, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh carried along his wife and a high-ranking Vietnamese entourage. PM Chinh was greeted warmly arriving at Zayed International Airport at 11 a.m. (local time) under direction of Vietnamese Ambassador to the UAE Nguyen Thanh Diep and UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani Bin Ahmed …

Russian President Vladimir Putin received a symbolic “BRICS banknote,” which has evolved into a major visual emblem of the continuous debates on a possible unified currency among the BRICS countries, at the summit in Kazan. The banknote was revealed alongside a larger exhibition highlighting the five BRICS nations’ combined efforts—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—to increase economic cooperation and …

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan got into a protracted argument in the Kremlin, aiming at enhancing the strategic collaboration between the United Arab Emirates and Russia. Part of Sheikh Mohamed’s official visit to the Russian Federation, this meeting takes place at a key juncture since both countries are actively trying to boost their cooperation …

On Friday, the United Arab Emirates effectively mediated the release of 190 prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine in an amazing show of its increasing influence in world conflict resolution and humanitarian diplomacy. Starting at the beginning of the year, every nation turned over 95 convicts as part of the eighth trade the UAE intended. The Ministry of Foreign …

Significantly for world trade, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have concluded their negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Declared on October 11, 2024 by UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Tengku Zafrul Aziz, and Malaysia’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zayoudi, this historic Free Trade Agreement is set to …

On Friday at the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits in Vientiane, Lao PDR, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sent a forceful message to international leaders emphasizing China’s mounting activities in the South China Sea. Emphasizing that the dangers of miscalculation and more escalation still exist, Marcos Jr. cautioned China’s behavior “cannot be ignored,” in his speech at the ASEAN-East Asia Summit …