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Analyzing Hanoi’s foreign policy from the perspective of its relationship with a single major power misses the forest for the trees.
While in Hanoi, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae also laid out her revamped vision for the "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" strategy.
Anger over an American media report referring to the country as “Scambodia” needs to be redirected to the root cause of an old pun.
According to the activist Atin Ito coalition, the early morning visit to Sandy Cay succeeded despite a "heavy Chinese presence" in the area.
Unpacking the recent Congress.
Tokyo should take two-step approach to support safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz, starting by leveraging its existing force in the region.
Considerable attention has been paid to the threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, but analysts have arguably overlooked a more immediate danger...
Amid China-U.S. competition over critical minerals, Kazakhstan is positioned to become a key partner for Washington.
It's not about the economy at all: In a system that defines not struggling as a crime, opting out is a public offense.
The Bangladesh Air Force risks becoming a paper tiger, if it isn’t already.
In niche corners of the Chinese internet, discussions of the very first dynasty stand in for critiques of today’s China.
The Iran war is forcing India to confront the tension between strategic autonomy and its commitment to the Indo-Pacific framework.
BRICS is a climate-critical grouping whether it chooses to be or not.
On the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders Version 3 (CCMD-3), we revisit the widely repeated claim that China...
Britain recognized a genocide, then did nothing to stop it.
The announcement is part of a concerted PR push currently being undertaken by the new "civilian" government in Naypyidaw.
The Phnom Penh Appeals Court upheld Kem Sokha's 27-year house arrest sentence, while imposing a further five-year travel ban.
While traditional firearms are currently a more pressing problem, seizures of 3DPFs are on the rise, with worrying implications for the region.
After World War II, Burma helped design a federal constitution for Ethiopia and Eritrea, while fighting a civil war with ethnic minorities demanding...
For over 30 years, the Philippines has tried – and struggled – to bolster its defense capabilities. What went wrong?
It's clear what the United States is getting out of its new critical minerals initiative, but less obvious how Manila stands to gain from it.
Industry leaders describe a war for talent.
Washington has finally woken up to the scale of the challenge, but there is a lot more it can do to punish perpetrators and support victims.
This year is set to witness a flowering of relations between Bangkok and Beijing – but Thai strategists remain both ambivalent and wary.
Officially, China's economy is on the rise yet again. But there are other sources of data to consider.
Stopping in Japan, South Korea, and China, Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with three of Australia’s four largest trading partners.
EU countries are becoming increasingly attractive destinations for Uzbek migrants, driven by higher wages, stronger labor protections, and adherence...
As its presence becomes more normal, China’s aggressive and illegal behavior will attract less opposition.
With its latest missile tests, the Pakistan Navy is operationalizing an A2/AD naval strategy that prioritizes precision strike capabilities.
The current unilateral approach may secure minerals in the short term, but it will erode the Pacific partnerships and deterrence architecture the...
Tashiev has not yet been detained, but has reportedly been instructed not to leave town.
Almost two years after Bangladesh's July uprising, its foot soldiers are learning what it means when a revolution eats its own.
Plaintiffs argued that Facebook helped spread hate speech that “amounted to a substantial cause, and eventual perpetuation of, the Rohingya genocide.”
Central Asia is not yet a fully coordinated regional actor on climate and water, but it is starting to behave like one in some areas.
Several European countries have been quietly developing a new drone doctrine built on both Ukraine’s battlefield experience and Taiwan’s high-tech...
In his statement, Tashiev urges people not to protest and "act only within the law."
The ART is framed as a market-access deal, but its deeper clauses are geopolitical. For Bangladesh, that represents a challenge to its traditional...
Trump’s reposting of a podcaster’s description of India as a “hellhole” is the latest of several insults from Washington.
Karimova – already serving a 13-year sentence in Uzbekistan – wasn’t allowed to attend the trial in Switzerland and as such, the judges...
Bangkok’s gas bet was always going to hurt consumers. A distant conflict has merely made that reckoning impossible to defer.
If inflation is driven primarily by rising costs rather than demand, this could undermine Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery.
Insights from Tom Wells.
Without a sustained and coordinated push, the United States risks being locked out of one of the most consequential supply chains shaping the future...
The recent visit to China of Vietnam's top leader To Lam could well mark a turning point in the sometimes fraught bilateral relationship.
A conversation with Chris Humphrey, executive director of the EU-ASEAN Business Council.
Regional forums often celebrate participation, but participation alone is not a policy outcome.
Moscow is the latest to offer, however cautiously and conditionally, to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
It’s been almost a decade since Bangladesh joined the BRI. What has the Belt and Road actually accomplished in the country?
The implications of Australia’s NDS for the Indo-Pacific region and the Quad warrant careful examination.
Lee Jae-myung’s post on X marked a new beginning for South Korea’s digital diplomacy. It immediately caused a diplomatic row.
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