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Beijing has built a Middle East strategy centered on influence without military presence. The sudden Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran proved the hard...
“By undermining Chinese projects [in Afghanistan], the ISI seeks to remind Beijing that Pakistan remains a critical gatekeeper for regional...
The U.S.-Israel war on Iran is testing South Asia’s energy security, remittance economies, and sectarian equilibrium — all at once.
Carney has opted for energetic, pragmatic action – including repairing ties with India – in the face of U.S. instability.
Lee has redefined the South Korean executive by trading imperial secrecy for radical transparency and focusing on tangible results.
Beijing is formally repositioning Hong Kong from a neutral intermediary between Chinese and global capital into a “vanguard” of the state’s...
Why did the Coupang case escalate from a domestic regulatory matter into an international trade issue?
For many women in Myanmar, conjoined economic and security crises mean never being able to let their guard down and never being able to think more...
Republican support for the war may not be as solid as it appears – and that could have implications for a U.S. intervention in Taiwan.
By expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia, South Korea seeks to share its expertise and deepen collaboration in key sectors.
That’s what makes it so dangerous.
With 499 of 500 seats now certified, the newly elected parliament will convene to select a new prime minister within 15 days.
Tran Le Xuan, South Vietnam's "first lady," was passionate in her support of the southern republic – and a fierce critic of American involvement in...
The three arrested individuals reportedly relayed sensitive information to Beijing, including details of Philippine resupply missions in the South...
While Confucius Institutes are closing across parts of Western Europe, China has found a more welcoming political environment in the Balkans.
The U.S. sank an Iranian warship, which was returning home from an India-hosted exercise, off the Sri Lankan coast yesterday. India’s silence in...
Scenes from the political and military front lines of last year's undeclared war.
Air and air-defense capabilities remain Afghanistan’s most vulnerable security component.
Both countries are navigating a geopolitical environment far more turbulent than the one that shaped their post-Cold War outlook.
The intense U.S. bombing of Iran reveals the limits of Beijing’s relationship with Tehran and the pragmatism of China’s Middle Eastern strategy
From energy to innovation, Kim Jong Un’s growth strategy is up against structural limits.
Having overthrown regimes in Latin America and the Middle East, why would Washington draw the line at Asia?
His continued incarceration is a telling example of the erosion of both India’s judicial independence and its democracy.
In its latest report, USCIRF has urged the Trump administration to finally make designations of egregious violators of religious freedoms.
Jakarta’s participation in U.S. President Donald Trump’s initiative has drawn widespread criticism, particularly from conservative Islamic groups.
The flat tone of the bloc's statements belies the severe disruptions that the war could have on Southeast Asia's export-dependent economies.
Saudi Arabia, wary of further escalation, is unlikely to press Pakistan to deploy troops or join the conflict at this stage.
The possibility of expansion, into Asia and elsewhere, is no longer theoretical.
"If this was a conservative triumph, it was one built not on ideology but on the disciplined mobilization of patronage networks that had been...
According to RFE/RL's Uzbek Service, Ismail Jahongirov – sentenced last year to 23 years in prison – died by suicide while in the prison’s...
The Lai administration immediately sought to align itself with the United States, while debate in Taiwan rages over what the strikes mean for...
An essay contest for public school children was a propaganda exercise in disguise, with Japan and Taiwan as the targets.
Dhaka’s real challenge is to convert political change into economic credibility amid mounting external shocks.
Mongolia is trying to develop its critical minerals sector to diversify mining operations. But it's been a slow process thus far.
Insights from Martin Catarata.
The two sides sealed a $1.9 billion commercial deal for long term supply of uranium to support India’s civilian nuclear energy program.
Jakarta has made numerous concessions in the agreement but there is little evidence of reciprocity from Washington.
In any scenario where Taiwan loses its democratic sovereignty, Taiwanese women lose first and lose most.
The institutional machinery driving the Beijing summit is already too far advanced to reverse, and the Iran crisis has made holding it more urgent,...
As conflict unfurls across the Middle East, Asian countries – U.S. friends and foes alike – are watching carefully.
For investors, there is real potential – but also real risk.
At a time when Pakistan is grappling with a volatile situation along its Afghan border, instability on the Iran-Pakistan border will add to its...
Many Sri Lankans see recent shootings as violence due to underworld rivalry rather than an existential threat to the state.
The United States risks a permanent quagmire in the Middle East – which will also redefine the strategic balance of the Korean Peninsula and beyond.
In recent years, enforcement agencies have publicly attributed large-scale cryptocurrency theft and laundering activity to state-aligned actors in the...
Legal, political, and sovereign constraints make the militarization of the Chinese-operated Port of Chancay far less plausible than critics suggest.
Team Mirai, a new party founded in May 2025, secured 11 seats in the lower house.
Animal rights activists say that viral online content about animals like 'Punch-kun' has the potential to drive the illegal wildlife trade.
The Bill was a part of a package of reforms that Anwar announced in January, in response to growing discontent within the ranks of his unity...
The release is designed to reinforce the legitimacy of the incoming “civilian” administration and communicate signals of reform to foreign...
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