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Insights from an Interview with Chung Eui-yong on the Origins, Principles, and Future of the ICDPP
A highly contentious debate is in the offing.
Beijing has adopted its own, quite different, definition of the term.
Patient capital, real risk.
Too big to ignore
Grand outcomes aren't necessary at every meeting to prove the value of a format. But at a certain point, the lowest hanging fruit has been picked.
The most widespread narratives regarding the Laos-China Support and Training Center lack evidence and demonstrate a limited understanding of air...
Whoever is governor, waves of Okinawan anti-base sentiment and protest will continue in the wake of every violent crime.
Here’s what Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry might be telling Kim about a possible summit.
The repression of Rohingya identity is connected to Myanmar’s broader failure to establish an inclusive political order. It's time for ASEAN to...
The United States does not need to trust China, share frontier models with China, or slow its own AI development to have a national security interest...
China, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan are less exposed to the impact of cross-border terrorism – and less willing to risk smooth relations with Kabul...
Operationally, it would make little sense for Pakistan to send in large conventional ground forces to Yemen simply to put the brakes on Houthi...
While coal continues to dominate India’s power supply, the country is also building clean energy at one of the fastest rates in the world.
While China and the U.S. still disagree on the size of nuclear forces and the path of arms control, can they exchange meaningful information on...
The outreach, which marks a significant shift in U.S. policy, is aimed at curbing online scamming operations and gaining access to the country's rare...
An independent panel of experts said that the 81-year-old "has the capacity to understand the charges" and "the purpose and consequences" of the trial...
The main challenge of the incoming administration will be to sustain the peace process with Manila while representing the interests of local...
An attorney says authorities overstepped legal bounds, and activists warn of discrimination ahead of Asia's largest Pride event.
China’s flagship talent visa can be found in the official application system, but most of the specifics on who can apply, and how to do so, are...
India’s possible role as a facilitator will be driven by its own economic interests, rather than any need to increase its political heft on the...
While the talks focused on the repatriation of refugees, Anwar also appeared to endorse Myanmar's reintegration into ASEAN.
Min Aung Hlaing should not be trusted to resolve a refugee crisis that is a direct result of his own past policies.
Urban Indian women are refusing to be cowed down or slut shamed or policed for their attire or forced to stay indoors in the evenings to ensure their...
Reported discussions in Kandahar point to a possible expansion of the BLA’s external support networks as the group comes under pressure in Pakistan.
A course correction is needed in New Delhi.
According to a OCCRP and Ozodlik investigation, Otabek Umarov, the Uzbek president’s son-in-law, obtained Emirati citizenship in 2023, while he was...
For Pakistan, the most worrying possibility is small, relatively cheap drone systems falling into the hands of terrorist groups.
Afghanistan's leaders haven’t changed ideologically. But five years after returning to power, they have learnt from where the "first emirate" went...
Anutin Charnvirakul said that he expected to sign the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade during President Donald Trump's next visit to Asia.
The history of U.S. involvement in the region demonstrates how domestic political dynamics can get entangled with regional and global geopolitics.
So far, Jakarta is yet to come to grips with problem that has arisen alongside President Prabowo Subianto’s efforts to build a closer relationship...
The Russian e-commerce retailer has announced yet another new logistics facility, this time in Uzbekistan.
Insights from Matthew Botvinick.
Ban Keun poses only a limited direct threat to the South China Sea or Taiwan, but it will enhance China’s ability to place pressure on U.S. naval...
Manila is exploiting the space between its One China policy and functional cooperation with Taipei.
Most Chinese still view vocational schools and skilled labor as low status and undesirable.
If each member preserves its own partnerships while expecting the others to absorb its security risks, what does the promise that an attack against...
Police detained scores of opposition lawmakers, who held a sit-in to press their demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh...
Solar power generation has expanded rapidly in recent years and has overtaken nuclear power generation for the first time.
Could Nawrocki’s visit to Manila serve to promote further Black Hawk sales across ASEAN, potentially benefiting U.S. industrial interests?
Beyond exercises and equipment, strategic developments in Taiwan’s military preparedness are being overlooked.
No U.S. president has ever traveled to Central Asia while in office. Could Donald Trump be the first? Sure. But will he be? That’s a different...
The circumstances under which mobilization can be declared are wider than ever, and a large number of entities – including private firms – are...
South Korea’s economy has become intrinsically linked to the ongoing artificial intelligence boom.
Karaganda and its environs are home to some of the largest-scale coal-mining on the planet. And once, the home to an immense gulag.
The U.S. has threatened Sri Lanka with sanctions if it provides supplies to Iranian vessels stranded off its coasts.
The reaction to a Taiwan Coast Guard confrontation reflects the existence of a particularly hardline strand of opinion on Taiwan among mainland...
Washington should not take European assistance for granted, especially if states can't agree on how to label Beijing's actions.
According to the FBI, American nationals lost around $50 million to one network of online scammers based in India.