Scholars are calling for Vietnam to see itself as a middle power and to behave like a true middle power to accommodate its growing role in regional settings. But is Vietnam already a middle power or ...

Middle power diplomacy occupies a distinct niche between great power contests and small state pursuits, combining sufficient resources to shape outcomes with the flexibility to forge creative ...

It appears that South Korea has formally reached the status of a middle power as of 2021. Militarily, it ranks sixth in the world, and economically, it is estimated to be one of the ten largest ...

Is South Korea a middle power? This question might be difficult to answer—not least because the term ‘middle power’ is rather nebulous and poorly defined. However, there is little doubt that South ...

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is trying to position Kazakhstan as a leading advocate for changing “the architecture of international relations” in ways that give “middle powers” a greater say in ...

To be a middle power requires a modest disbelief in power. These states take their medium-sized resources and direct them towards big objectives. This may be reactive, searching for self-preservation ...

As many countries voice displeasure regarding the economically disruptive policies of President Donald Trump, they also search for new ways of cooperating with each other to confront them. Those ...

The navy based its assessment partly on regional partners admiring its newer ships that were deployed in recent joint ...

Canadian banker Mark Carney has made 30-odd visits to the Swiss resort town of Davos. But this time was different, making a speech, not as a technocrat or banker, but as Canada's Prime Minister. This ...

In Chinese mythology, the king of Yelang — a minor kingdom in southwest China during the Han dynasty — is portrayed as a ruler who thought that he was the most powerful man on earth. He wasn’t, of ...