Foreign Policy

People’s Republic of China at 76: A Tree of Resilience and Hope

People’s Republic of China at 76: A Tree of Resilience and Hope

On October 1, 2025, the People’s Republic of China marks its 76th National Day. While parades and toasts celebrate national pride, the eternal message of this day has evolved: not merely as a commemoration of its founding in 1949, but as a testament to an extraordinary journey of transformation. China flourished from a seed, growing […]

Seventy six years on, the Chinese project teaches us dynamism

Seventy six years on, the Chinese project teaches us dynamism

By Joshua Kingdom According to U.S. Bank, China’s overall exports have increased in recent months despite Trump’s hostility towards the Asian superpower upon re-ascending to the presidency. This was only possible because of Beijing’s decision to reduce its dependence on Washington when the first tariffs were slapped against it back in 2018. The shift in […]

Global Governance Initiative: Addressing longstanding governance gaps in the Global South

Global Governance Initiative: Addressing longstanding governance gaps in the Global South

By Alan Collins Mpewo, On 01st September, 2025, His Excellency Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus meeting held in Tianjin, China proposed the Global Governance Initiative that took in mind a foundational basis of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the world anti-fascist war […]

The Place of the Global Governance Initiative in a Rapidly Changing International Political Space

The Place of the Global Governance Initiative in a Rapidly Changing International Political Space

By Joshua Kingdom Moments following his inauguration eight months ago, President Trump announced that the United States would be withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the World Health Organization, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. If that was not shocking enough, the assault on other international bodies in the intervening time not least, the […]

Xi’s Speech at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit: A Global Reckoning

Xi’s Speech at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit: A Global Reckoning

By Allawi Ssemanda “This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations. It is a milestone prompting us to remember the past and create a better future together. Eighty years ago, the international community learned profound lessons from the scourge of two world wars, and founded the United […]

President Xi’s Stand on Education and Talent Development at China’s Two Sessions 2025 is Welcome

President Xi’s Stand on Education and Talent Development at China’s Two Sessions 2025 is Welcome

By Allawi Ssemanda Dear editor, At the ongoing China’s Two Sessions 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping made very important commitments as he stressed the importance of education in development. President Xi underscored the role of education in supporting scientific and technological development and talent development which he described as important for national and individual development. This, […]

Africa cross-pollinates civilizations

Africa cross-pollinates civilizations

Samuel Huntington riled many minds in the international relations circles when in 1993, he published “The Clash of Civilizations?”, a controversial article which he later expanded (and I would add, “escalated”) into a book in 1996. In the article cum book, he theorized that cultural and religious identities rather than ideological differences would define the […]