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The elevation of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian comes just weeks before the chamber is set to begin the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Wed, 17/06/2026 - 20:01
China has drawn the great powers into its orbit without controlling their strategic choices.
Wed, 17/06/2026 - 17:56
China, South Korea, Japan, India, and Singapore are all setting ambitious AI goals while the EU falls farther behind.
Wed, 17/06/2026 - 17:07
Insights from Looi Teck Kheong.
Wed, 17/06/2026 - 16:35
The first hearings featured a verbal argument between Tashiev and a witness and were followed by a leak of interrogation videos.
Wed, 17/06/2026 - 16:10
The killing of Indian sailors by the U.S. military adds to the web of complications, but the structural foundations haven't changed.
Wed, 17/06/2026 - 15:44
The establishment of a National Intelligence Council and a National Intelligence Bureau is part of a long series of reforms and restructuring dating back to the end of World War II.
Wed, 17/06/2026 - 15:17
The Ghaziabad CCTV espionage case is the logical outcome of a decade of unregulated Chinese surveillance hardware infiltrating India’s most sensitive locations.
Wed, 17/06/2026 - 14:48
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung made Korean Peninsula peace a central theme of his first trip to Europe.
Wed, 17/06/2026 - 14:40
What have the national platform, AI law, and human capital programs delivered?
Wed, 17/06/2026 - 09:52
The pain from their injuries hasn’t gone away. Meanwhile, they face challenges in earning a livelihood.
Tue, 16/06/2026 - 18:09
Cheng Li-wun's two-week trip to the U.S. didn't see the high-profile White House meetings she sought, but still served as a signal of her political ambitions.
Tue, 16/06/2026 - 16:29
During the Cold War, Mongolia forged surprisingly warm relationships with African countries. It’s time to resume those ties.
Tue, 16/06/2026 - 16:13
The government is considering establishing a new organization – to manage a Japanese-style Foreign Military Sales system and promote defense exports.
Tue, 16/06/2026 - 15:11
South Korean university students framed the issue as one of democratic accountability, while avoiding getting caught in the partisan fight that has ensued.
Tue, 16/06/2026 - 14:50
In the context of El Salvador’s transformation under Bukele, its relationship with China continues to be both limited and contradictory.
Tue, 16/06/2026 - 14:11
While the state recovers billions in London and The Hague, oil workers in Kazakhstan still receive a fraction of what they are owed.
Tue, 16/06/2026 - 11:53
The U.S. and Pakistan engage in substantial intelligence-sharing and counterterrorism cooperation. These could be at risk.
Tue, 16/06/2026 - 11:04
Legislators of the Trinamool Congress, which ruled West Bengal for three straight terms, have left the party in droves, leaving it a mere shadow of its former self.
Tue, 16/06/2026 - 10:48
The Chinese see Indians as not having absorbed the lessons that China did from its humiliation at the hands of the West.
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