To counter Chinese and Russian influence in the United Nations, the United States, the European Union and their allies must employ long-term strategies to uphold the international order and preserve international human rights mechanisms, writes Mark S Cogan (Kansai Gaidai University).
In scrapping US$5 billion worth of rail projects, the Philippines cited Chinese foot-dragging over financing – but observers speculate it was Manila’s refusal to back down in the South China Sea that caused Beijing to hold back on the cash.
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Thailand's former prime minister is coming home after 15 years of self-imposed exile. Can he help break the stalemate between progressive parties and junta allies? Or will he make the political crisis worse?