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A General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) is expected to be high on the agenda when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visits Japan later this week.
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Despite holding fast to its alliance with the United States, several recent developments suggest that Manila has not forgotten how to hedge.
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The property developer Truong My Lan is currently serving a life sentence for masterminding Vietnam's largest ever corruption scandal.
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The vulnerability of Dalit and Adivasi communities has been historically produced through land dispossession and forced settlement on hazard-prone slopes and riverbanks.
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Several strategic aerospace and defense projects were initiated recently in this southern Indian state.
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Depending indefinitely on remittances to conceal structural weaknesses is neither viable nor an appropriate approach from a long-term resilience perspective.
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In the face of the Chinese irredentist claims over Arunachal, New Delhi has attempted to transform a geopolitically sensitive frontier into a living, breathing part of the Indian nation.
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Over 90,000 ethnic Koreans were enticed to leave Japan by North Korean propaganda in the early 1960s. Most remain trapped in North Korea.
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Taiwan's stateless and undocumented population, numbering in the tens of thousands, has no access to basic rights, including healthcare, legal residency, and in some cases, education.
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The same networks involved in illegal fishing are becoming logistical arteries for transnational drug trafficking. Itâs a growing challenge for Indo-Pacific security.
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In overlearning the lessons of China, Washington risks squandering the most important relationship it needs to counter China: India.
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The first airtight Chinese closure forecloses gradual reform â and American policy must be calibrated accordingly.
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Despite certain institutional similarities between China in the 1970s and North Korea today, head-to-head comparisons are deceptive.
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The accelerating movement toward multi-domain non-contact warfare capabilities without any strategic restraint erodes crisis stability in South Asia.
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Can Seoul strengthen deterrence while remaining non-nuclear?
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Peace is not given â it is forged, reclaimed, and built from the very fragments meant to destroy us.
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The fundamental difference between Kazakhstanâs fintech landscape and Western financial systems lies not in the "right to block," but in what happens after a service is suspended.
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Steve Swerdlow, a well-known Central Asia researcher and a USC professor, was leading a group of 16 students to Kyrgyzstan when he was denied entry and deported.
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Can Japan become a second major democratic partner for Taiwanâs defense industry?
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AI-generated K-pop songs about the disputed islands are turning historical grievances between South Korea and Japan into viral digital nationalism.
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A recent visit highlights Tokyoâs seriousness.
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Looking beyond the Russia honeymoon and Japanâs abduction diplomacy.
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The two neighbors are drawing closer, but North Korea remains a dividing line.
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Tensions are unlikely to ease.
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An account bearing the name âSultan Ibrahim Ismail" allegedly disseminated AI-generated videos and manipulated images that defamed the monarchy.
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The creation of five new districts has observers worried that New Delhi is trying to break Buddhist-Muslim solidarity in the restive region.
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Undersecretary of State Jacob Helberg's comment came days after Philippine officials shot down a U.S. proposal that the 1,260-hectare zone be placed under U.S. jurisdiction.
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When it was founded in 2021, it was not clear exactly what the purpose of the state investment fund was. Last year, the picture started to become more clear
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Over 80 percent of Indiaâs border with Bangladesh now falls under the direct rule of the BJP, which thrives on anti-migrant rhetoric.
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The region is slowly but surely moving toward normalization of the new-look military government.
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A survey of 50 Chinese-language commentaries published around the summit shows the trip being described as a paradigmatic shift.
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Indiaâs push for domestic defense production is running up against suppliersâ reluctance to transfer technology and key data.
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In his autobiography, Zoramthanga details how MNF rebels procured multiple Pakistani passports and how they escaped from a safehouse in New Delhi
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Adrift after Yoonâs impeachment, the PPP is facing the unthinkable: loss of support in its long-time base.
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The convergence of multiple theaters, crises, and strategic conversations at once makes this perhaps the most consequential test of Indiaâs multialignment strategy.
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One summit was all symbolism; the other was all substance. China made it clear who its true friend is.
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Internships are mandatory for the roughly 4 million children who graduate from secondary vocational schools each year. But some internships involve hazardous conditions â and even death.
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During last weekâs visit by multiple leaders of Turkic states to Kazakhstan, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev celebrated their shared cultural heritage but remained reluctant on the expansion of defense cooperation.
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The move is likely to unsettle international investors already concerned about the uncertain trajectory of economic policymaking under Prabowo.
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The decision opens the way for the arrest for the senator, who is wanted by the ICC for his role in leading former President Rodrigo Duterte's violence anti-drug campaign.
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A cable linking Matsu Island to Taiwan was severed â again. And again, Chinese vessels were operating in the area.
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There has been a curious uptick in Central Asia-Africa relations this year, led by Kyrgyzstan.
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By empowering local actors and fostering genuine competition, Sri Lanka can ensure that its debt serves the nationâs future, rather than the interests of a well-connected few.
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Safeguards exist on paper, but are development banks prepared to confront the political realities that prevent those safeguards from functioning in practice?
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Nepal and Sri Lanka responded to comparable uprisings by redesigning the rules of the game. Bangladesh removed the opposing team from the field and called it a victory.
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Four mechanical seals, an asymmetric one-way valve, and a 2,200-year social foundation make the 2026 closure airtight in a way no previous closure has been.
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In 2009, the Australian government recognized the need to replace its aging Collins-class submarines. What followed has been a mess of indecision, changing plans, and squandered opportunities.
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India has revised its methodology for measuring economic growth after a decade. Better calculations matter, but the real test lies in how policymakers interpret them, and turn them into decisions that shape everyday life.
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The Tata-ASML MoU puts India inside the worldâs most exclusive technology partnership, but Beijing still controls the inputs used to make chips.
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The question is no longer whether to transfer OPCON, but how to design the allianceâs command structure and capabilities so that the post-transfer combined defense posture is demonstrably more efficient and more powerful.
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Bhutanese deportees in South Asia are confronting worsening mental health conditions as prolonged statelessness, family separation, and lack of legal protection deepen psychological distress.
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People across Southeast Asian countries â Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore â want bank funding to end for all companies, including coal, that are making climate change worse.
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Trump was looking for a breakthrough, but not necessarily in the form of major trade deals. Trumpâs mission was to insert charm and his own personality into the relationship with Xi.
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Kazakh oil and its connection to the Middle Corridor are placing the Turkiye-Kazakhstan relationship in a more critical position within Eurasian energy geopolitics.
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Trumpâs summit with Xi deferred the real Taiwan test: whether U.S. arms sales to Taipei will preserve credible support under strategic ambiguity, and how far Beijing will go to enforce its red line.
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Jakarta has recently signed onto several major Turkish aerospace industry programs with significant implications for the future of its airpower and domestic defense industry.
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For the first time in 11 years, African leaders and multilateral organizations will convene in the Indian capital.
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Tokayev made this logic explicit during the informal OTS summit when he warned that countries that fail to adapt to technological transformation risk being left behind.
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China is translating the old concept of âencircling the cities from the countrysideâ for the digital age.
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The Trump administrationâs actions â or lack thereof â in its dealings with the FAS are undermining U.S. interests in the Pacific.
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At least since the 1980s, American leaders visiting Beijing were traditionally expected to raise the Tibetan issue during bilateral meetings. Not anymore.
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As things stand, Trumpâs hopes for a G-2 remain elusive. This leaves New Delhi with enough room to maneuver diplomatically.
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The latest Lee-Takaichi summit highlighted not only their warm personal rapport but their priorities: energy and economic security.
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Prashanth Parameswaran joins the Asia Geopolitics podcast to explain how multialignment shapes Southeast Asiaâs foreign policy and the regionâs strategic importance.
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Whatever the trial's outcome, the political war between Duterte and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is unlikely to come to a conclusive end.
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The country occupies a uniquely strategic position due to its proven ability to balance competing geopolitical and economic forces.
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The slump was accompanied by a 4 percent drop in Jakarta's main stock index, which is under close scrutiny from the global index provider MSCI.
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An agreement to share the waters of the Teesta River will not go down well in northern West Bengal.
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Soldiers claim 19 rebel deaths in âlegitimate encounterâ last month, but questions linger over the killings in Negros, which included a student leader, a journalist, a local farmer, and others.
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Bart Ădes explains what last week's landmark summit meant for ASEAN and the region's middle powers.
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If Mattala is leased mainly to satisfy strategic anxieties, Colombo risks repeating its old mistake: treating geopolitical value as a substitute for commercial viability.
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The Duterte-vs-Marcos battle is much more than a domestic political matter; it could determine the fate of the South China Sea.
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Tokayevâs remarks at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum underscored Kazakhstanâs ambition to play a larger stabilizing role in global diplomacy.
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Tokyo fears being sidelined again as Washington and Beijing recalibrate their relationship. Call it the âTrump Shock.â
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Is a new bill the answer, or just the latest iteration of factional infighting in the ruling MPP?
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The North Korean leader called for restructuring the armyâs training system and reinforcing front-line units along the southern border, as Pyongyang deepens its push to redefine the security landscape of the Korean Peninsula.
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Russia's Sergei Shoigu also said that "a return of third-country military infrastructure to Afghanistan or the deployment of new military facilities in neighboring states" would be "unacceptable."
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The special budget passed by the Legislative Yuan ends all new domestic defense drone procurement at a critical moment in the industry's development.
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Beneath the summit optics lies the reality that Chinaâs rapid nuclear transformation is increasingly straining extended deterrence and unsettling the United Statesâ Asian allies.
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Japan and South Korea are seeking to further institutionalize their security, energy, and strategic cooperation â especially after Trumpâs trip to Beijing.
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A look back at Beijingâs choices for where to stage diplomatic scenes with U.S. presidents â and the changing political narratives.
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Last week's events, including the second impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, could further polarize the country's politics ahead of the 2028 presidential election.
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The defection of Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad is likely to amplify rumors of an early general election.
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The Office of the Solicitor General âdescribed Ronald Dela Rosa, who is wanted by The Hague-based court for his role in a bloody anti-drug campaign, as a âfugitive from justice."
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Pressure is building for a change.
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The stateâs woes are of its own making. Since independence, successive governments implemented policies that repelled foreign investment.
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Since COVID-19, the grounds for execution in North Korea have been shifting away from ordinary violent crime and toward outside information, religion, and political dissent.
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There was no "grand bargain" on Taiwan, but Taipei is still waiting for Trump to approve the latest arms package.
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Three years ago, only a fraction of the global public held more favorable opinions of China than of the U.S. Today, China and even Russia have a better global image.
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Can India and the Netherlands transform their growing cooperation into a fully-fledged strategic partnership with a clear long-term vision?
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Three lockdowns conditioned a population to accept the airtight, but invisible, seal that followed
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Vietnamâs critical minerals strategy applies the doctrine of strategic autonomy to a new sector. The visit by Japanâs PM shows what that approach can deliver and where it falls short.
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Southeast Asian countries are taking steps to counter drone threats. Whatâs really needed is a multilayered defense network.
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Like other Global South countries, Pakistan would like to pursue cooperation with both the US and China. Will the Beijing summit facilitate that?
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In Kazakhstan, although Victory Day celebrations still took place on May 9, the Soviet focus is increasingly being replaced by expressions of national pride.