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The grouping is unlikely to harden into an “Asian NATO.” For Beijing, the more consequential contest is over supply chains, technology standards,...
Min Aung Hlaing's “civilian” government rests on a sophisticated propaganda architecture, and the independent media needed to challenge it is...
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said that Bangkok will cease all other bilateral talks while mediation is in progress.
Chinese activities in Bolivia have deteriorated remarkably from their heyday under the populist leftist governments of Evo Morales and Luis Arce.
It is no surprise that Beijing is now embracing this construct, hoping to shift the responsibility for stability and avoiding escalation onto...
Pacific governments have launched the world's first regional framework for planned climate relocation, creating new guidance for communities facing...
If Democrats ride a “blue wave” to reclaim the House in November’s mid-term elections – a distinct possibility – U.S. China policy will...
The U.S. defense secretary failed to mention Taiwan once during his closely-watched speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue.
Tashkent and Moscow celebrated the start of construction on the plant – two months after the companies involved celebrated the same thing.
The controversial comment was made on the eve of ruling party chief Ravi Lamichhane’s visit to India.
The challenge is not just preventing war between China and the U.S. It’s how to prevent their rivalry from becoming the sole organizing principle of...
India’s deep tech space startups are transforming the country’s space ambitions, as the state increasingly supports private innovation to...
Why Seoul picked the PPP incumbent yet again, and what it means for the city.
Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to India may help Delhi seal deals with the military-backed government. But it has angered pro-democracy forces in Myanmar.
The program has come under scrutiny for its implementation and high cost, which is set to total nearly $15 billion in 2026.
The Indonesian political system has enabled deforestation through weak oversight, opaque licensing, and regulations designed to favor extractive...
We already have the tools.
Hanoi is now the subject of three separate U.S. trade probes, which will likely introduce new areas of tension into ongoing trade talks.
Could the stalled Yatarnapon Cyber City project be set for an injection of Russian assistance?
Like the CPTPP after the U.S. exit from TPP, the next phase of regional security may be shaped by what U.S. allies and partners build when Washington...
Beijing is becoming more selective about where and what it builds overseas. That transition was already underway but it has been hastened by the...
The assumption that economic leverage leads to political influence has underpinned China analysis for decades. Developments in Latin America are...
Scott Johnson talks about drones and meeting Nerdah Bo Mya in Kawthoolei.
Moscow's deepening relations with the Taliban hint at growing doubts about Pakistan as a counterterrorism partner.
The attack, which coincided with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China, was aimed at sending China a message that its investments in...
Clean technology has become embedded within a wider geopolitical contest over industrial leadership, technological sovereignty, and influence in the...
Takaichi’s overwhelming victory during the February election suggests China’s coercive approach might be counterproductive. But Beijing’s...
The RSF’s score for India is significant not for the number itself, but for what that ranking reflects about deeper structural trends affecting...
Thirty-seven years later, the regime’s legitimacy still rests on suppressing the truth of what happened on June 4, 1989.
Washington wants allies to spend more on defense, while Beijing judges Australia by what it does, not what it says. Canberra needs to take stock of...
The 1989 crackdown reinforced a political order that made independent worker organizing nearly impossible. The effects have been felt across the...
Bangkok's recent withdrawal from a 2001 MoU governing maritime border talks has prompted Phnom Penh to internationalize the dispute.
Data centers are critical enablers of ASEAN’s digital economy, but rapid digitalization presents a number of serious sustainability challenges.
Hanoi's closer engagement with its ASEAN neighbors represents an enhancement of its flexible, omnidirectional foreign policy doctrine.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has recommended the imposition 10-12.5 percent levies on 60 major trading partners.
Eco-brutalism is an aesthetic appeal to a healthier, greener future, and one that can be built atop existing realities.
Deeper economic integration with Chinese AI advances brings real opportunity – and heightened risks of influence campaigns.
The Hong Kong-based IOMed is testing a new path for international dispute settlement, but the road ahead is challenging.
A January 2026 report suggests Beijing is now targeting the digital communities that were Mongolian speakers’ last refuge – in a region that never...
Exit polls suggest the DP will win 11 of 16 regional posts, with Seoul and Busan producing the night’s most closely watched results.
While still growing, Kyrgyzstan’s GDP may slow due to increasing weight of sanctions.
What Abe's post-2014 rapprochement with Beijing can teach Tokyo today.
Bangladesh’s security lies not in becoming part of someone else’s strategic rivalry, but in becoming economically strong, diplomatically flexible,...
Insights from Pekka Virkki.
Advanced AI models are no longer treated simply as commercial products; they are increasingly regarded as strategic assets linked to national power.
From irregular border crossings to bilateral training agreements, Uzbekistan is working to carve out a formal pathway to U.S. employment.
The city-state's realities fit awkwardly into an index that draws a firm line between "free" and "unfree" media landscapes.
True integration, it appears, will remain elusive until New Delhi stops treating Kashmir as a security variable to be managed.
“Taiwan Travelogue” and its Booker Prize win highlight the nuances – and controversies – of contemporary culture in Taiwan.
Imported inflation, fragile manufacturing, and unequal burdens complicate textbook arguments supporting unrestricted currency depreciation across...
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