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Mon, 25/05/2026 - 07:36
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.
Mon, 25/05/2026 - 07:04
The Jamaat-e-Islami and affiliated groups are attacking Bangladesh’s long tradition of cultural and social pluralism.
Mon, 25/05/2026 - 03:19
The property developer Truong My Lan is currently serving a life sentence for masterminding Vietnam's largest ever corruption scandal.
Sun, 24/05/2026 - 19:02
AI-generated K-pop songs about the disputed islands are turning historical grievances between South Korea and Japan into viral digital nationalism.
Sun, 24/05/2026 - 18:31
Can Japan become a second major democratic partner for Taiwan’s defense industry?
Sat, 23/05/2026 - 02:08
Tensions are unlikely to ease.
Sat, 23/05/2026 - 01:52
The two neighbors are drawing closer, but North Korea remains a dividing line.
Sat, 23/05/2026 - 00:55
Looking beyond the Russia honeymoon and Japan’s abduction diplomacy.
Sat, 23/05/2026 - 00:46
A recent visit highlights Tokyo’s seriousness.
Fri, 22/05/2026 - 20:03
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.
Fri, 22/05/2026 - 19:09
Asia is already home to two full-fledged arms export powerhouses – but many more countries have high hopes of joining the ranks of the world’s top defense exporters.
Fri, 22/05/2026 - 18:42
The fundamental difference between Kazakhstan’s fintech landscape and Western financial systems lies not in the "right to block," but in what happens after a service is suspended.
Fri, 22/05/2026 - 18:39
Peace is not given – it is forged, reclaimed, and built from the very fragments meant to destroy us.
Fri, 22/05/2026 - 17:14
Can Seoul strengthen deterrence while remaining non-nuclear?
Fri, 22/05/2026 - 16:44
Despite certain institutional similarities between China in the 1970s and North Korea today, head-to-head comparisons are deceptive.
Fri, 22/05/2026 - 16:43
The accelerating movement toward multi-domain non-contact warfare capabilities without any strategic restraint erodes crisis stability in South Asia.
Fri, 22/05/2026 - 16:18
In overlearning the lessons of China, Washington risks squandering the most important relationship it needs to counter China: India.
Fri, 22/05/2026 - 15:53
The first airtight Chinese closure forecloses gradual reform – and American policy must be calibrated accordingly.
Fri, 22/05/2026 - 15:02
The same networks involved in illegal fishing are becoming logistical arteries for transnational drug trafficking. It’s a growing challenge for Indo-Pacific security.
Fri, 22/05/2026 - 14:39
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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