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After Russia became the first country to officially recognize Afghanistan’s Taliban government, Kazakhstan may not be far behind – all in the name...
Confucian cosmology was never about superstition. Its real power lay in de-centering authority – binding rulers to a higher standard they couldn’t...
Precision strikes at blistering speed are increasingly central to India’s military planning. That incentivizes Pakistan to consider a pre-emptive...
Russia seems keen to revive the grouping, which hasn't met since 2021. Will China and India agree?
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a new 19 percent tariff rate for imports from the Philippines, after a meeting with visiting President...
On July 19, Samirul Islam, a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, posted a video of a weeping woman and her family on...
The United States and Indonesia have revealed more details about the trade agreement that President Donald Trump announced last week, under which...
The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners and strategic thinkers across the globe for their...
Days after South Korean President Lee Jae-myung withdrew his nomination of Lee Jin-sook as education minister, Kang Sun-woo, a lawmaker of the...
In my April column for The Diplomat, I argued that Thailand has downplayed the defense dimension in its tariff negotiations with the United States,...
U.S. AI models still control over 70 percent of the market, but a collaborative, open source approach has enabled Chinese labs to punch far above...
When Chinese and Russian officials meet beneath the banners of “no limits” cooperation, it is easy to focus on the pageantry: bilateral summits,...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa will be in Beijing on July 24, for a tense meeting...
Ian Timberlake cut his teeth as a foreign correspondent in Timor-Leste where he initially worked as a stringer for Agence France-Presse (AFP). In...
Australia has joined 28 international partners in calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and a lifting of all restrictions on food and...
Malaysia’s government says that it will look into a report that Jho Low, a fugitive wanted in connection with the multibillion dollar pilfering of...
Cambodia has amended its constitution to allow for Cambodian citizenship to be stripped from individuals who are accused of conspiring or colluding...
A series of social media photos has complicated discussions between Thailand and Cambodia over a contested border region. Hun Sen, former prime...
In late June, a Papua New Guinean newspaper reported the signing of a new agreement that represents “A step closer to the Fate of Bougainville...
When the Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) unveiled itself on July 13, Bangladeshi and other news sites obligingly reproduced its press...
Nine years have passed since the arbitral tribunal established under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)...
In 2025, China and the United States are deepening their rivalry in a new arena: digital currency infrastructure. In May , Hong Kong passed...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is currently on a three-day visit to Washington D.C., which began with his arrival on July 20. The trip...
Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan. The court’s...
Australia is acutely aware that it does not hold the same level of influence or capacity to project power in Southeast Asia as it does in the Pacific.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of Mongolia and France’s establishment of diplomatic ties. In the last six decades, the expansion of this...
Its direct engagement with the rural masses shows commitment to inclusive politics. Still, in a deeply polarized landscape, rural trust won’t come...
During the campaign for July 20’s House of Councillors election, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s pitch appeared more focused on past...
Since taking power, China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping has made purges under the anti-corruption pretext a hallmark of his tenure. As the chairman...
What does it mean when a regime speaks the language of ancient virtue but enforces it through curriculum mandates and ideological scorecards? The...
In the end days of March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic unfurled across the world, the Indian government imposed a severe lockdown that included...
Opposition to the National Education Policy in Maharashtra isn’t just about language – it’s a flashpoint in India’s struggle between centralization...
China has lodged “stern representations” to the Philippines over its recent engagement with Taiwan, according to the country’s Ministry of Foreign...
One of the consequences of the Pheu Thai party’s implosion is that its signature cash handout scheme will go down with it. Granted, the program was...
“We’re baking bread in a dirty oven inside an enclosed room,” reflected Finian Lim, who leads public affairs at Trinasolar Asia Pacific. The main...
There is a long record of Western intellectuals joining “Potemkin tours” of authoritarian states during the 20th century. Not all of them were...
As the expiration date for the truce in the trade war between the United States and China approaches, policymakers in Tehran see both immediate...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the United States Pacific Air Force (PACAF) held the second part of this year’s Cope Thunder exercise from July...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will depart on Sunday on a state visit to the United States, during which he will fortify Manila’s...
The recent arrests of 36 Bangladeshi nationals in Malaysia on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities have reignited concerns about the...
Imagine the China-U.S. trade war as two opposing armies exchanging bursts of gunfire, one volley after another. Responding to China’s unfair trade...
The third consecutive Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government, Modi 3.0, has now been in power for slightly over a year. Unlike Modi 1.0 and...
The global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) watchdog has yet to publicly grasp the dangers posed by the growth of cyber-scam compounds, including...
South Korea’s post-war economic rise has often been described as nothing short of miraculous. From the ashes of the Korean War in the 1950s, the...
On July 8, the U.S. imposed a revised 35 percent tariff on Bangladeshi goods. “Please understand that the 35% tariff is far less than what is...
Behind closed doors, Australia has been lobbying hard to secure its bid to host the UNFCCC’s annual climate forum in 2026. Although the deal has...
Europe and China are taking steps to strengthen ties where possible, despite a complicated relationship, as Donald Trump’s second term as U.S....
Four years ago, on the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, plain clothes police arrested human rights lawyer and pro-democracy...
According to the latest polls, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s approval rating reached 64 percent. Following his victory in the snap...
In times of evolving transatlantic dynamics under the second Trump administration, and in response to shifting global power balances, some within...