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The Samarkand summit marks a watershed moment in EU-Central Asia relations at a time when the international order is undergoing a fundamental...
The rise of Hindu fundamentalist and monarchist groups has made Nepal volatile and could lead to widespread anarchy.
By prioritizing transparency, the Sri Lankan government aims to rebuild trust with international lenders and investors, a critical step in...
From remote Cambodian villages to the world of elite art collectors and galleries in New York and London, the new film “Loot: A Story of Crime &...
China’s leader Xi Jinping will reportedly embark on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia later this month, a possible sign that China is seeking...
Last week, Indonesia’s parliament passed a series of controversial amendments to its Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Law, which currently...
As Seoul considers new regulations on online platforms, concerns about competition, national security, and possible U.S. retaliation loom large.
Taiwan’s drones are not just about national survival. They offer the U.S. a combat-ready, industrially capable partner in the most contested...
Nine of the region's 11 nations have been hit with reciprocal tariffs that could devastate local industries – and create a strategic opening for...
The ceasefire, which will run until April 22, follows similar announcements from major ethnic rebel groups.
The proposed acquisition of F-16 fighters would bolster Manila's ability to defend its own assets in disputed parts of the South China Sea.
Trump may not entirely rule out a deal with Beijing, but the ongoing stalemates in Ukraine and Gaza are pushing him to seek breakthroughs elsewhere.
With a fundamentally different playing field today, the United States and its Western partners should adapt, if not adopt, the strategies of the...
The challenges posed by AI-generated art necessitate a multifaceted approach that includes revising existing laws, implementing safeguards, and...
As Cyclone Alfred approached Brisbane, the city’s first cyclone forecast in over five decades, we were finalizing the recommendations of our annual...
On Christmas Eve 2024, the Chinese government announced that it had approved the world’s largest – and, at $137 billion, most expensive –...
In November 2024, during the U.N. climate conference (COP29) in Baku, India sharply criticized the new climate finance package, which promises $300...
Pakistan is not merely a nation facing a climate crisis; it is a stark, living testament to the existential threat confronting the Global South....
Andrew Marshall, the visionary founder of the now-disbanded Office of Net Assessment (ONA) in the Pentagon, once remarked, “The purpose of net...
Every Thursday evening, a group of activists assembles in front of the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia’s congested capital city. They...
Authorities in Thailand are investigating the construction of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed during last week’s earthquake, killing at least...
Not far from the tourist city of Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia, roughly a thousand devotees gather around a picturesque pond. They are there...
A major alliance of ethnic armed groups in northern Myanmar has announced a unilateral one-month ceasefire to allow humanitarian relief efforts to...
On the night of Friday, March 14, at the end of another week during which Radio Free Asia (RFA) journalists provided rare reporting on the Myanmar...
Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners and strategic thinkers across the globe for...
It was reported last week that Southeast Asian ride-hailing and delivery giant Grab is looking to secure a $2 billion loan in order to acquire...
On March 28, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that President Vladimir Putin would be visiting India. “Russian President Putin has...
China’s ambitious mediation initiative — the Beijing Declaration on Palestinian Unity — once signaled a bold new chapter in the long-stalled...
If we follow the most recent political protests around the world through social media, we are likely to encounter Pikachu — a character from the...
Bangladesh’s foreign policy is shifting. With the recent political change at home and an increasingly volatile global order, Bangladesh is adopting...
On March 31, Japan’s National Diet enacted a budget bill for fiscal year of 2025 with a majority vote of the ruling coalition of the Liberal...
On March 31, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev, and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met in Khujand, Tajikistan, for...
Chinese Douyin influencer “Yaya in Taiwan,” whose real name is Liu Zhen-ya, left Taiwan on March 25 after a deportation order. Although Liu had...
As Afghanistan plunged into chaos in August 2021, with the collapse of its government and its leaders fleeing, former President Hamid Karzai made...
The death toll from last week’s earthquake in Myanmar has now topped 2,000, with the United Nations health agency warning that the disaster has...
China’s military says that it conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the same day that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived in...
While there is wide-spread speculation about what the second administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will do with regard to its massive troop...
Sinophobia has been noticeably on the rise in Uzbekistan in recent weeks, especially on social media. Increasing viral content about unverified...
With just 27 million people, Australia is the world’s 13th largest economy. It has the 11th largest GDP per capita. It ranks 10th on the human...
“Ending aid is not a strategy to make America great again. It’s a strategy to make America resented and isolated in the world.”
Bangladesh’s garment industry ranks as a mainstay of the global fast-fashion economy. More than 4 million people produce clothes for major brands...
I’m standing before enough heavy weaponry to level a football stadium. The bombs are arranged on a raised concrete platform behind a building site....
April 17, 1975 – the day Phnom Penh fell – can perhaps never be fully reappropriated because of the strong sense of shame and pain that surrounds...
The visit of Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to China from March 26 to 29 was significant for several reasons. It was his first official...
According to the Global Terrorism Index 2025, Pakistan was the second-worst country affected by terrorism in the preceding year. This isn’t...
Lee Jae-myung’s strategic bet – that he can leverage widespread public discontent without further deepening societal divisions – will pose a key...
The growth of the Adani Group, especially overseas, has mirrored Modi’s political ascendancy. As a result, controversy involving Adani projects...
54 years after Operation Searchlight and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic declaration of the independence of Bangladesh, the country stands at a...
U.S. President Donald J. Trump returned to the White House to begin his second term in office in January. As in his first term, Trump quickly...
With Myanmar now well into its fifth year of military rule, the country’s 54 million people continue to suffer what the United Nations Development...