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ASEAN and Trump’s Section 301 Tariffs

U.S. trade pressure could prove to be exactly the catalyst ASEAN needs for integration

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Sukegawa Seiya

India’s Drone Production Ecosystem Is Evolving

New Delhi’s accelerating militarization of drone technologies not only risks deepening existing asymmetries, but will also fuel a regional drone...

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Hammad Waleed And Maryam Raashed

Chun Jae-soo’s New Blueprint for Busan

South Korea’s second largest city will chart the country’s new maritime plan. And its new mayor will lead the way.

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Eunwoo Lee

Can China’s Dong Minority Keep Their Unique Cultural Heritage?

An ambitious university-led research project to document the Dong people’s distinctive architecture is revealing a great deal about this...

friday 1

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Xiang Ren

After the Iran War, China’s Middle East Strategy Will Prioritize the Gulf

China’s top priority is now keeping the Gulf states, and above all Saudi Arabia and the UAE, from drawing closer to Washington.

friday 4

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Chenjie Song

10 Years After the South China Sea Arbitration: Will ASEAN Remain Silent?

Despite its vocal support for UNCLOS, ASEAN has not recognized a legal judgment brought under the convention’s framework.

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Nguyen Thanh Long And Lam Vo Thi Thuy Tien

A Fragile Framework Deal for Iran: What’s Next?

Stylistically, the Islamabad Memorandum fits perfectly into U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealmaking and diplomatic record. It's also extremely...

friday 2

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Ankit Panda

Tariff-Proof But Not China-Proof: The Geopolitics of India’s Pharma Power

Washington has spared India’s generics from its new drug tariffs. But the real exposure running through India’s pharmacy lies upstream, in China...

friday 1

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Soumya Bhowmick

Has China Really Entered the Three-Carrier Era?

The Fujian’s Taiwan Strait transit highlights both the progress and the limits of China’s carrier ambitions.

friday 2

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Ying Yu Lin

Why India’s Foreign Minister Went to Mongolia

Eurasian-Indo Pacific connectivity begins with Mongolia and India.

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Bolor Lkhaajav

Pakistan Wants the World to See It as a Peacemaker. I Want It to Find My Father.

The world should not forget about Pakistan’s human rights abuses, even as the state tries to overhaul its image.

friday 2

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Sammi Deen Baloch

The Facade of the Thai Royalist Intellect

Far from shoring up support for the Thai monarchy, the deployment of pseudo-academics and influencers is damaging the royalist cause.

friday 3

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Pavin Chachavalpongpun

Analyzing the Human Toll of Myanmar’s Civil War

Su Mon Thant from ACLED talks about the military's mounting atrocities, and the Arakan Army's recent abuses against the Rohingya.

friday 1

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Luke Hunt

Pakistan Unveils Growth-centric Budget Amid Volatile Geopolitical Landscape

The government expects the external account to remain stable in FY27, particularly via extended tax incentives for the IT sector, a rise in exports...

friday 3

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Umair Jamal

Taiwan to Build Chip and EV Factories in Poland Replacing China and the US

In Poland's tech strategy, Taiwan is filling in for projects once envisioned for China and the U.S.

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Antoni Łukasik

ASEAN Membership for Timor-Leste

Doors open, but structural risks remain.

friday 10

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Maxwell Abbott

US Counterterrorism Aircraft Could Be Surprisingly Useful in a Taiwan War

Some equipment central for the Global War on Terror could play important roles in a potential conflict against China.

friday 10

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Alex Lee

An Overview of Corruption Investigations in the Philippines

The current ubiquity of corruption underscores the normalization of impunity in the country's politics, despite recent democratic uprisings.

friday 10

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Mong Palatino

The Mask of Engagement: How Fragmented International Interests Normalize Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

The continuous compromise of human rights standards by bodies like the United Nations provides the Taliban with the precise economic, political, and...

25.06.2026 4

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Amina Azarm Nezami

The Political Risks Facing Washington’s New Ambassador to South Korea

Michelle Steel arrives in Seoul at a moment when ethnic affinity and political polarization make diplomacy more complicated than ever.

25.06.2026 3

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Donggak Heo

India’s Critical Mineral Challenge in a New Global Resource Order

Mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must be strategic, not reactive.

25.06.2026 6

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Soumit Pandey And Animesh Ghosh

EU-Kazakhstan: Connectivity at the Core

Amid Kazakhstan and the European Union's multifaceted relations, connectivity remains a throughline.

25.06.2026 2

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Catherine Putz

How New Delhi’s Policy on Ceasefires With Rebel Groups in the Northeast Contributed to Manipur’s Crisis

Abrogation of the ceasefires in Manipur may not be an option for the government as it could spark greater violence.

25.06.2026 3

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Rajeev Bhattacharyya

Free Theary Seng: The US Should Not Forget About Cambodia’s Political Prisoners

The 55-year-old civil society activist and dual Cambodian-U.S. citizen has been locked up on spurious charges since 2022. She is just one of many.

25.06.2026 2

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Jared Genser And Hannah Pierce-Carty

Putin and Anwar’s US Dollar Swap Deal

Russia's assurance that it will maintain a long-term supply of oil and gas to Malaysia looks like a veiled effort to keep Putin's government stocked...

25.06.2026 1

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Ganesh Sahathevan

Building a Battery Champion: What CATL and Dongqiao Reveal About China’s Industrial Model

China’s dominant role in electric vehicle batteries owes much to local government policy.

25.06.2026 4

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Zenel Garcia And Justin Blank

Vietnam’s National Champions

Risks and opportunities for foreign investors

25.06.2026 4

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Maxwell Abbott

The Deepening of Australia-Indonesia Ties Yields Dividends With Fertilizer Shipment

Tonnes of fertilizer are being unloaded in Brisbane for Australian farmers. It’s not a one-off deal but the product of consistent fertilizing of the...

25.06.2026 4

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Grant Wyeth

Australia’s Emerging Role in Climate-Tech Governance

Melbourne has joined the Global Urban Data Centers Pact, to tackle the nexus between new technologies and climate change.

25.06.2026 1

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Olya K-Mehri

Amid a Slowing Economy, China Is Changing How It Judges Local Party Leaders

Longstanding metrics – particularly rapid GDP growth and infrastructural expansion – are no longer sufficient to sustain political legitimacy.

25.06.2026 20

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Omkar Bhole And Chitra Nair

A Taiwan Crisis and America’s Industrial Base

The cost of offshoring would be laid bare in a crisis.

25.06.2026 10

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Abed El Razek

MSCI Extends Review on Indonesia ‘Emerging Market’ Status Review

The reprieve led to a brief rally on the Indonesian stock market, but the longer-term outlook is less certain.

25.06.2026 10

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Sebastian Strangio

How the Russia-Ukraine War Rewired Southeast Asia’s Arms Trade

The war did what years of Western pressure could not, effectively removing Russia as a viable arms supplier to Southeast Asia.

25.06.2026 10

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Yuhang Ding And Sailin Li

A Peacemaker Tries to Defuse Tribal Nastiness of the Thai-Cambodian Border Conflict

Hyper-nationalistic rhetoric is complicating the resolution of the ongoing border dispute, but ending it is not an easy task.

25.06.2026 10

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Luke Hunt

US Government Imposes Fresh Sanctions Against Alleged Cambodian Scam Network

The Treasury Department has designated nine people and 26 ‌entities linked to Prince Holding Group, which it has described as a "transnational...

25.06.2026 10

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Sebastian Strangio

Beyond a Viral Video, What Did Bangladesh’s PM Accomplish in Malaysia?

A Malaysian video attracted attention to the trip and its geopolitical significance.

24.06.2026 3

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Md Faruk Hassain

Pax Silica and Indo-Pacific Partners

Insights from Akhil Ramesh.

24.06.2026 3

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Mercy A. Kuo

2 State-owned Banks in Kyrgyzstan Drop 131 Clients Due to Sanctions Risks

While the companies haven’t been named, what’s clear is that Bishkek wants to be seen making an effort to address the EU’s sanctions...

24.06.2026 5

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Catherine Putz

ASEAN Looks Toward a Post-WTO Era

Can the bloc maintain centrality amid managed trade?

24.06.2026 2

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Sukegawa Seiya

With the Military Ascendant, Is This the End for Imran Khan?

The rapid consolidation of power by Field Marshal Asim Munir has the PTI reconsidering its options – and the controversial “charter of democracy.”

24.06.2026 4

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Kunwar Khuldune Shahid

Not Just the Military: Xi Jinping’s Other Senior Party Purge

Xi has ruthlessly gone after former Politburo Standing Committee member and one-time economic czar Wang Qishan.

24.06.2026 4

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Dennis Wilder

Can Kazakhstan and Iran Sustain Momentum on Transport Corridor Development?

The Iran-U.S. conflict has served to concentrate attention on the transport relationship between Kazakhstan and Iran, in development for years before...

24.06.2026 5

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Assel G. Bitabar

Is There a Way to Break the Deadlock in Japan-China Relations?

Is this the new normal?

24.06.2026 2

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Kawashima Shin

The Future of BRICS After the Iran War

Carlos Frederico Pereira da Silva Gama and host Tushar Shetty discuss the priorities and divergences of India’s BRICS presidency ahead of the...

24.06.2026 3

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Tushar Shetty

Risk Sharing Crosses Central Asian Borders: EBRD Deal Links a Kyrgyz Bank and an Uzbek Gym Chain

A bank lending a business money is hardly cause for a headline. But this is no ordinary loan.

24.06.2026 3

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Catherine Putz

Anthropic’s Export Control Crackdown Leaves South Korea Caught in Washington’s AI Crossfire

The suspension of Anthropic’s most advanced AI model has exposed how Silicon Valley lobbying shapes U.S. export policy at the expense of allied...

24.06.2026 3

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Mitch Shin

How the Iran War Disrupted ASEAN’s Energy Transition

The conflict did not derail the transition but exposed how vulnerable it remains to external disruption – and how quickly governments can fall back...

24.06.2026 8

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Ahmed Albayrak

China Reopens a Business Channel to Japan While Political Ties Remain Frozen

A Japanese trade group’s Beijing visit, led by an LDP MP, signals a possible thaw in China-Japan relations.

24.06.2026 4

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Takahashi Kosuke

The Structural Limits of the EU’s China Policy

The European Council’s latest mandate pairs dialogue with prospective new trade defense tools, institutionalizing an approach that complicates...

23.06.2026 8

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Daniel Balazs

Japan Is Investing in Offshore Wind in the UK. What About at Home?

The Japan-U.K. compact shows Japanese companies still have an appetite for offshore wind, but local communities must not be left behind.

23.06.2026 4

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Leslie Mabon