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Now that China has emerged as New Delhi’s primary security concern, Pakistan is no longer the organizing principle of Indian foreign policy.

In Myanmar’s vast southern archipelago, the civil war intersects with a much longer struggle for survival.

Insights from Adam P. Liff.

Less than six months ago, Tokayev said haste in changing the constitution was “completely inappropriate.” 

From UAVs to counter-UAVs and beyond, the state of modern warfare – and today’s geopolitics – were on display.

Takaichi just won a historic mandate. But that means the Japanese people are expecting results – and fast.

600 men from Panjshir have been incorporated into the Taliban’s defense and interior ministries, with another 1,500 to be recruited to protect Taliban interests in the province.

China’s pension dilemma involves not only a shrinking workforce but also persistent inequality between urban residents and rural migrants.

Islamabad is raising a dedicated Frontier Corps to protect mineral-rich areas from militant attacks and secure Balochistan’s borders with Iran and Afghanistan.

As thousands of scam workers spill onto the country’s streets, a deeper struggle is underway over evidence, accountability, and elite impunity.

Wartime OPCON transition would have implications for a more regionally-oriented U.S. force posture and South Korea’s broadening responsibilities.

The surprise dismissal comes while Tashiev is reportedly out of the country.

It’s not just about soft power – South Korea’s cultural exports are now emerging as a pillar of the national economy.

The latest leaders’ summit raised hopes for a recovery effort at Chosei Coal Mine. Now the death of a Taiwanese diver has put the project into question once again.

As China’s history shows, no matter if it is Tsarist, Bolshevik, Soviet, or “democratic,” Russia’s strategic and geopolitical logic guiding its behavior remain unchanged.

The results from the February 8 election suggest that the long-standing debate over Japan’s defense policy has largely been settled.

Discussing the competing electoral alliances, the long shadow of the Awami League, and the challenges that the new government will face.

“You cannot organize credible elections while banning the country's largest political party, the Awami League.”

Archeologist Dougald O’Reilly speaks about his work on Laos' Plain of Jars and tracing the region's pre-historical societies.

The attack at a Shia Mosque in Islamabad seems aimed at fueling Shia-Sunni sectarian flames to attract former Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militants to its ranks.