Flying Into The Fire: Statistics Reveal Surging Tourism Figures Despite Ongoing Wars
Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel experience varying realities of tourism despite conflicts. Against all expectations, tourism figures in war-torn regions are experiencing a surprising surge. From the contested shores of Taiwan to the battlefields of Ukraine, travelers are flocking to areas engulfed in conflict. This alarming trend stands in defiance against the conventional wisdom that war […]
Communist Party of China’s Mounting Foreign Policy Failures
The future of the central pillar of China’s foreign policy, the Belt and Road initiative, seems dim as Italy decides to leave the project after being a part of it for four years. In a signal of leaders maintaining diplomatic distance with China, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni communicated its decision to China on December […]
China Should Learn from Russia’s Wagner Insurrection
China has been studying the war between Russia and Ukraine. Experts on the mainland have called it a proving ground, supplying them with invaluable lessons to further their potential invasion of Taiwan. But as educational as the war may be, China can learn much more from recent events within Russia’s borders. On Saturday, June 24, […]
The Wagner Coup: Another Serving of Chaos at Putin’s Table
Saturday, 24th June 2023 saw the foundations of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s power totter on the edge of collapse. The embattled ruler of the Russian state has not had a weekend to relish as, in addition to the war of attrition going on in Ukraine, he had to watch 25,000 armed mercenaries march on his […]