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Chinese Court Orders Malaysia Airlines to Pay Compensation Over Missing Flight MH370

With the search for MH370 set to resume on December 30, China has approved its first compensation claim involving the doomed aircraft.

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Sebastian Strangio

Putin and Modi Affirm Russia-India Defense Relations

Three major areas of strategic concern were discussed in Delhi: defense purchases, nuclear power generation and space technology.

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Ajai Shukla

Myanmar’s National Unity Government in 2025: A Series of Unfortunate Events?

More than four years after its establishment, the country's opposition government has come under increasing pressure to reform.

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Dominic Oo

Dissecting Trump’s Remarkably Odd US National Security Strategy

Half as long as his previous administration’s NSS, Trump’s newly revealed strategy is perhaps the clearest (though still confusing) outline of the...

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Ankit Panda And Catherine Putz

Minxin Pei on China’s Return to Totalitarianism

“Xi Jinping himself – ideologically and politically – was committed to a form of totalitarian rule. And he was skillful enough, ruthless enough to...

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Shannon Tiezzi, Yuan Xunhui, And Zhang Juan

Malaysia’s PM Calls for Calm After Conflict Reignites Between Thailand and Cambodia

A high-ranking Thai military official has announced that the army plans to "render Cambodia militarily ineffective for a long time."

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Sebastian Strangio

Japan Reacts to the New US National Security Strategy

The plan codifies demands for Japan to spend more on defense and increase its capabilities – efforts Japanese officials say are already underway.

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Mina Pollmann

Breaking the North Korea-Russia Missile Axis

The partnership has become a two-way relationship, with missile technology originally transferred to Russia being upgraded and sent back to North...

yesterday 20

Anton Ponomarenko

The Human Cost of the Largest Electoral Roll Revision Exercise in the World

After reports of suicides and deaths due to overwork, the Diplomat tracked several Booth Level Officers carrying out the Special Intensive Revision...

yesterday 10

Kavita Chowdhury

Is India Recalibrating its Stance Toward Post-Hasina Bangladesh?

Recent statements by Indian Prime Minister Modi and Foreign Minister Jaishankar suggest that change could be in the air.

yesterday 10

Abu Jakir

India-Russia Set Ties on Economic Trajectory During Putin’s Visit

They stressed co-production and co-innovation, expansion of the export basket, finalizing an FTA with the Eurasian Economic Union, and revitalizing...

yesterday 10

Elizabeth Roche

Japan, China Trade Accusations Over Radar Lock-on Near Okinawa

The potential is growing for China-Japan tensions to escalate into an actual armed clash.

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Takahashi Kosuke

What a China-US Detente Mean for Japanese Foreign Policy

While the United States is refusing to lend Japan a helping hand, the intensity of the China-Japan confrontation is moving in a deeply worrying...

yesterday 5

Jio Kamata

COP30 and South Asia

Meera Gopal joins host Tushar Shetty to examine the outcomes of COP30 in Belém, Brazil and the implications for South Asia.

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Tushar Shetty

The Ford-CATL Deal Should Become the Model for China-US Economic Cooperation

The relevant criterion for evaluating foreign technology partnerships should be ownership and control of domestic assets, not the national origin...

yesterday 3

Claire Shapiro

Australia’s Social Media Age Ban Is Days Away. Here Is What It Really Means.

Public debate on the ban has focused on parenting choices. But the real issue is corporate compliance, technical design, and safe spaces for young...

yesterday 3

Daniel Angus

Mongolia and Cuba’s Diplomatic Relations: Past, Present, and Future

Ulaanbaatar’s Cuba diplomacy encapsulates the country’s past as well as its many changes in going from a socialist system to a multi-party...

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Bolor Lkhaajav

Modi-Putin Summit: More Style and Symbolism Than Substance

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India on December 4-5 to attend the 23rd India–Russia Summit. Judging by the media coverage of this visit,...

yesterday 20

Muqtedar Khan

What Afghanistan Taught Us — And Why Libya May Be Lost If the Lesson Is Ignored

When Afghanistan’s Emergency Loya Jirga met in June 2002 to decide the country’s political future, most of the 1,500 delegates were prepared to...

yesterday 6

Abed El Razek

Thailand’s Aircraft Carrier, the Chakri Naruebet, Charts a New Course

The deadly floods in Southern Thailand, which peaked late last month and are now in the recovery phase, have spotlighted many issues. The list...

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Tita Sanglee

Thai and Cambodian Troops Again Clash Along Disputed Border

Cambodia and Thailand again exchanged fire at several points along their shared border yesterday afternoon and early this morning, threatening to...

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Sebastian Strangio

Japan’s Grim Demographic Reality

Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has made quite a start. She’s sparked a major spat with China over Taiwan; told us that, like her idol...

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James Pach

Singaporean Court Upholds Opposition Leader’s Conviction for Lying to Parliament

Singapore’s High Court yesterday upheld the conviction of opposition leader Pritam Singh for lying to a parliamentary committee, in connection with...

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Sebastian Strangio

From Theft to Labubu: The Evolution of Intellectual Property Protection in China

BYD, DeepSeek, and Pop Mart are among the Chinese companies making headlines for their global successes and controversies alike. What is often...

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Paulína Ovečková And Dominika Remžová

Indonesia Promises Action on Deforestation as Sumatra Flooding Toll Rises

Indonesia’s government says that it will revoke the permits of mining companies found to have violated the law in Sumatra, in the wake of cyclone-...

05.12.2025 10

Sebastian Strangio

The $500 Mistake: Why International Students in Australia Are Selling Their Bank Accounts to Criminals

As thousands of international students pack their bags for home after the final semester of the year, criminal syndicates are making their final...

05.12.2025 10

Michael King

How China Now Talks About NATO and Why It Matters for the Asia-Pacific

Over the past three years, Chinese foreign and defense ministry spokespersons have adopted a much more negative tone toward NATO. This is striking...

05.12.2025 9

Sabine Mokry

Thailand Girds For Early 2026 Polls Amid Economic Stagnation

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is expected to call for general elections shortly after Parliament reconvenes on December 12 with the vote...

05.12.2025 7

John Berthelsen

For Rohingya Women in Bangladesh, Digital Freedom Is a Distant Ideal

Every year, the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence highlights the many ways gendered harm continues to shape the lives of women and...

05.12.2025 5

Jayalakshmi Itla Ragiri

Malaysia’s Rare Earth Transition

A two-billion-year-old volcanic plug in Western Australia has captured the attention of magnet makers in the Asia-Pacific. Mount Weld, located near...

05.12.2025 4

Sribala Subramanian

Want an Explanation for China’s Nuclear Build-up?

News last week that China had published a white paper on arms control seemed promising, because it raised hopes that Beijing would provide some...

05.12.2025 7

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

Former Japanese PM Ishiba Shigeru Has Thoughts on His Successor

Former Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. In speeches, interviews, and...

05.12.2025 7

Peter Chai

Hong Kong’s Grenfell Tower Moment: When Grief Became Sedition

Nicole was still thinking about what to cook for dinner when she left her apartment on the morning of November 26. By nightfall, her home of 42...

05.12.2025 5

Kelly Yu

What Does China Want? Depends Which China You’re Talking About.

What does China want? There is a massive industry of academic and analyst products proclaiming to offer insights into what China wants, more often...

05.12.2025 3

Todd H. Hall And Hannah Bailey

Why China Can’t Make Gwadar Work – Even After Billions Spent

If the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC, is regarded as the Belt and Road Initiative’s flagship initiative, Gwadar port has often been...

05.12.2025 3

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

A Forgotten Hostage Crisis: Bangladeshi Citizens in the Arakan Army’s Captivity

On November 27, the Arakan Army – the Rakhine ethno-nationalist insurgent group based in Myanmar’s Rakhine State – captured two fishing trawlers...

05.12.2025 2

Md. Himel Rahman

China and India’s National Strategy and Competition in Cislunar Space

China and India are two of the most influential Asian space powers, shaping the emerging cislunar environment – the space between the Earth and the...

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