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China’s most successful AI product embodies the paradox of export controls: they can be successful and still fail to achieve the ultimate strategic...
China’s major tech companies are uniquely positioned to capitalize on the shift to real-world applications for AI.
Forget denuclearization – first, talk about not resuming nuclear testing.
After years of attempts to increase the role of state-owned enterprises in the Chinese economy, Xi now hopes entrepreneurs will bail him out.
Any U.S. attempt to align with Russia to counterbalance China lacks the geopolitical, economic, and strategic foundation necessary for success.
After more than three years in power, the Taliban have struggled to gain recognition for a host of reasons.
What does the aid freeze mean on a practical level? More broadly, what does it mean for the geopolitical balance Mongolia maintains?
India and Qatar have agreed to elevate bilateral relations to a strategic partnership. The decision came during the visit of Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad...
The tech mogul Elon Musk-led U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been attacking U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),...
“The Union long united must be divided and long divided must be united. Thus, it has ever been.” If you are an avid follower and reader of Chinese...
The return of Donald Trump to the White House poses great uncertainty for the critical China-U.S. relationship. Some believe that relations will...
It has been barely a month since Trump was sworn in as the U.S. president, yet he has shaken up the U.S. government. And the Chinese public is...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s negotiations with Russia are not only occurring at Ukraine’s expense but also carry broader implications for China....
This year will be an important one for Osaka: Japan’s second city will host the World Expo, which is set to open for six months on April 13. It is...
What does American anxiety over DeepSeek reveal about the state of US-China competition in AI?
Hyundai-Kia has targeted 100 percent electrification in Europe, the United States, and South Korea, but it lacks concrete electrification targets...
Thailand’s resolve to crack down on human traffickers and scam compounds operating along its borders in Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos is meeting stiff...
Faced with China’s rapid military rise, security tensions are growing in Japan, especially in the Nansei Islands, the southwestern chain that...
Six months after Bangladesh was born anew, the country is emerging from the ashes facing the rising sun of Japan enforcing dependence on outdated...
Bangladesh has formally sent all necessary documents to India to request the extradition of Sheikh Hasina and is prepared to issue a reminder when...
Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved the construction of a new $8.3 billion railway link connecting northern Vietnam with China, which will be...
On February 18, Cambodia’s Ministry of Justice released a statement regarding an opinion article I had published in Radio Free Asia (RFA) a few...
Mongolia’s air pollution crisis has reached its peak, with an estimated 7,000-plus Mongolians dying each year from polluted air. The public is not...
Two years ago, my mother was diagnosed with liver cancer. Doctors said the cancer was advanced and inoperable. As with many cancer cases, my...
Last week, Pakistan’s port city of Gwadar, which is best known as the gateway of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, was transformed into a book...
Even as global attention turned to DeepSeek, which put China at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI), it is evident that China has yet to...
On February 17, seven unmanned aerial vehicles attacked the Kropotkinskaya pumping station in Russia, a crucial node in the 940-mile Caspian...
On February 13, 2025, a federal criminal court in Buenos Aires, Argentina, issued arrest warrants for 25 senior Myanmar officials for their role in...
Ever since China began a major round of military reforms in 2016, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has never stopped pursuing organizational...
Tokyo is awash with “ redevelopment ” ( saikaihatsu ) projects. The abundance of recently completed, ongoing, and proposed projects also brings...
Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) chief Mike Burgess has warned that over the next five years Australia’s security environment...
China’s transformative impact on the electric vehicle (EV) sector is redefining global trade dynamics and supply chain configurations, unleashing...
Thailand’s main opposition party has defended its decision to support amendments to the country’s contentious lese-majeste law, saying that it was...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused the Chinese navy of “aggressive and escalatory actions,” when a navy helicopter flew close to a Philippine...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump has raised eyebrows in Islamabad. In the...
Indonesia recently passed legislation paving the way for the creation of a new state-owned investment fund called Danantara. This follows the...
The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their...
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul held a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on February 15 in Munich, Germany on the...
It is often said that democracy is in retreat around the world, and there is no shortage of data to make that case: electoral quality has been on...
On December 13, 2023, a group of seven Indian men gathered at a restaurant in the southeastern city of Chennai. Strangers to one another, the men...
On February 17, the Chinese animated film “Ne Zha 2” took its place among the top 10 highest-grossing films of all time, with its global box office...
Reforms have become a buzzword in post-Hasina Bangladesh. The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, which took charge of the country on August 8,...
The global trade landscape is facing disruption – and the United States’ infrastructure must adapt. The Trump administration’s proposed tariff...
A recent fact-finding report by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on human rights violations in...
In just two years, the Chinese e-commerce platform Temu has emerged as a key contender in the global marketplace. In France, it ranked as the fifth...
Since April 1997, when Russian President Boris Yeltsin and China’s leader Jiang Zemin first announced their intention “to promote the...
The Indo-Pacific remains a shining beacon of hope in the United States’ otherwise dim foreign policy predictions. However, just like during...
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi characterizes his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump as akin to one between good friends. That...
Most current Taliban officials aren’t subject to U.S. or U.N. sanctions and those that are routinely are granted waivers to travel – with foreign...
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to raise the budget for defense to 3 percent of the GDP. Lai’s pledge takes place at a time of...