Statement at a meeting with students of the “International Security” master’s program and graduates of the dual degree international master’s program “Global Security, nuclear policy, and WMD nonproliferation. [...]

APEC is a significant and highly relevant forum for comprehensive discussions of economic cooperation issues in the Asia-Pacific region (APR). Its establishment in 1989 was prompted by the region’s transformation into the locomotive of the global economy. Moreover, it became clear that today’s international problems cannot be resolved without the involvement of the Global Majority. [...]

The proverbial “interesting times” are again upon us. Unlike at the turn of the 1990s, when the change of world order per se was essentially peaceful and consensual, this time rivalry among great powers is visible, and occasionally violent. Realpolitik is back, with a vengeance. [....]

On July 4, 2025, the International Colloquium on the role of artificial intelligence in shaping the future international order was held in Hong Kong. The event, organized by the Asian Academy of International Law in partnership with the AAIL Foundation and the Chinese Society of International Law, gathered experts from 47 jurisdictions worldwide, with more than 250 participants in total. [...]