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Guided by geopolitical realities, the framework is recalibrating into a highly practical alliance centered on advanced technology and economic...
When every encounter requires a transaction, some encounters never happen at all.
Southeast Asia's big consumer-facing tech firms are finally starting to fulfill investors' expectations.
A months-long investigation into APRIL Group’s flagship Riau Ecosytem Restoration reveals how its carbon project was built on a hypothetical...
Building on the long-standing bilateral alliance under the ANZUS Treaty, Canberra and Wellington aim to translate political commitments into greater...
From trade issues to the Russia-Ukraine war, China presents a dual face to Europe.
China’s sustained higher defense spending has altered the military balance in the region.
China’s quest for global leadership in AI and cybersecurity threatens free expression and information integrity around the world.
Until Western analysts honestly grapple with what U.S. and allied conventional capabilities look like from Beijing, no stable strategic relationship...
Australia must decide whether to remain an active, trusted participant in regional discourse or to relinquish that role to competing actors.
Whatever happened to India’s promotion of a multipolar world?
History suggests the energy crunch is just the beginning of a chain reaction that ends with a food and social stability crisis.
The country’s newspaper of record has been noticeably silent of late.
It’s not as simple as China would have it.
The Iran war once again proved the base’s importance. To ensure that the U.S. military keeps access for decades to come, Trump must endorse the...
Ko’s corruption scandal has roiled the third largest party in Taiwan’s legislature.
China appears better insulated than most against the energy shocks emerging from the latest Middle East conflict.
India’s defense budget has fallen steadily from 4 percent of its GDP in the late 1980s to under 2 percent today.
Authorities took down a video that mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s undignified behavior while meeting foreign leaders.
Islamabad’s emergence as a channel illustrates how middle powers can punch above their weight when larger actors are hemmed in by their own...
The illegitimacy of the Taliban does not mean that the fundamental rights of the Afghan people have been suspended.
When U.S. policymakers visit China, they encounter a curated performance, not a country. A different approach to engagement is possible – but it...
The move represents a historic shift in Japan’s security engagement with Southeast Asia – and Manila specifically.
Read carefully, the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade is something far more consequential than a mere trade deal.
This week the former head of the National Bank and the brother of Kamchybek Tashiev were questioned, the former then detained.
With the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway to be completed by 2030, discussion is shifting from regional connectivity to who will benefit most.
Unpacking the longstanding territorial dispute between Vanuatu and France’s New Caledonia involves untangling complexity, nuance, and sensitivities.
Even in the context of the current "energy emergency," President Marcos' proposal would have to surmount considerable constitutional and political...
Security forces in Pakistan are “preparing for a further push from terrorist outfits in Balochistan" due to the ongoing conflict.
The passage comes two weeks after a Thailand-flagged bulk carrier was hit and damaged by Iranian projectiles while transiting the Strait.
ASEAN Beat | Security | Southeast Asia The Islamic State Is Targeting Youth in Malaysia On March 6, Malaysian authorities announced the arrests of...
Indo-Pacific planners need to revisit their Iran assumptions.
This year's local elections are becoming a contest for presidential favor. That's a symptom of South Korea’s longstanding personality-driven politics.
Both public sentiment and political trends in Japan mean that a firm approach toward China is likely to endure.
Bangladesh won its maritime boundary a decade ago and has barely drilled a single well.
Insights from Nicolas Kohler-Suzuki.
There’s no easy solution, but the most obvious first step is to empower individuals to think critically about what they read online.
China’s private firms are winning its military AI bids – and Washington doesn’t seem to grasp the implications.
It’s not just energy: South Korea’s stock market, industrial supply chains, and export markets have all been impacted.
The agreement was one of several energy-related deals that were signed on the first day of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to Moscow.
The arrangement reflects both the two nations' robust bilateral ties and their largely complementary energy needs.
Can state-based administrations forge a federalism that will keep the country together?
The three horrific murders of Uzbek women in Turkiye shed harsh light on the risks female migrant workers face, usually at the hands of those closest...
Sanctions, logistical disruptions, and new conflicts — from the Black Sea to the Persian Gulf — have turned the fertilizer market into a key arena...
Concrete is being poured at a site in Jizzakh region which will host Uzbekistan’s first nuclear power plant.
Integrating AI into the North Korean military comes with risks, from technological vulnerabilities to the potential for an inadvertent nuclear war.
Beijing has proved unable to end or even shape the conflict – especially in Pakistan.
Addressing the 15th SPA, Kim enshrined permanent enmity with Seoul and declared his regime “ready for any choice” from the United States.
Instead of pursuing a diplomatic solution to manage shared waters, India is following a dam-for-dam policy.
When Kashmiri Shias donate heirlooms for war-hit Iran, they are living out 700 years of shared civilization – and creating a headache for New Delhi.