Global Watch

The South China Sea (SCS) is one of today's most complex and strategic geopolitical arenas where overlapping territorial and maritime claims intersect with vast economic resources and critical security interests. Its centrality stems from its status as the world's main maritime route, carrying 24 percent of global maritime trade valued at $5.3 trillion, its abundance of natural resources including oil, gas and fisheries, and the overlapping ...

For nearly half a century, Western Sahara has been at the center of one of the world’s longest-running territorial disputes. Since 1973, the Polisario Front has sought independence for the sparsely populated territory, which Morocco and Mauritania claimed following Spain’s withdrawal as a colonial power. What began as a struggle over self-determination has evolved into a complex conflict with enduring political, economic, and regional...

On August 9, 2025, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met in New Zealand to reaffirm their enduring Trans-Tasman alliance, the framework guidin...

On May 22, 2025, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius signed a landmark transfer agreement to return sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, concluding three years of direct nego...

On March 31, 2025, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met in the Tajik city of Khujand to formally declare the end of their decades-long territorial disputes. This agreement closes one of Central Asia's most persistent sources of instability, where contested borders in the Fergana Valley have cost lives and hampered regional development. The summit in Khujand marks a turning poin...