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Insights from Camille Boullenois.

India and the U.K. have signed a statement of intent to cooperate in designing and developing electric propulsion systems for the Indian Navy.

India must be worried that the securitization of South Asia has helped China, Turkiye, and other powers find new defense partnerships in its neighborhood.

Rather than challenging regulatory barriers, Nippon Steel addressed political concerns through binding legal commitments – all within the realm of private commercial law.

The event brought needed urgency to the degradation of mountain environments, but questions remain about implementation of its recommendations.

Central Asia's two largest economies have an opportunity to lean into regional cooperation, seizing the initiative to build sovereign, strategic, and sustainable resource policies.

The recent deportation of around 180 Taiwanese nationals to China highlights the closeness of Cambodia-China relations – and the shortcomings of Phnom Penh’s anti-fraud campaign.

Following disappointing returns in the May 12 election, the Philippine leader has promised "“renewed alignment, faster execution, and a results-first mindset.”

The visit also saw the signing of a major deal for the purchase of 20 Airbus planes by the budget Vietnamese airline VietJet.

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Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim said there are “vast opportunities" for closer economic cooperation amid the uncertainties attending the shift in U.S. trade policy.

The Lao civil society leader disappeared at a police checkpoint in 2012. Foreign governments should not allow his memory to fade.

Unlike the more closed and proprietary model prevalent in the U.S., China’s approach leverages state support and open-source infrastructure to accelerate collective progress.

Demographic pressure is fueling a demand for trafficked brides and sex workers, both from within China and from abroad.

While trade talks with the U.S. are still underway, Indonesia must reassess its non-tariff measures to address U.S. concerns while ensuring fair trade practices and maintaining economic stability.

Discussions on China’s most ubiquitous social media platform provide a unique window in Chinese public perceptions of the tariffs.

To move beyond the role of a buffer zone and emerge as an independent strategic actor, the countries of Central Asia must learn to view one another not as competitors, but as partners.

While protests against Canadian mines, or Russian businesses, occur in Central Asia, “Chinese projects overwhelmingly receive the vast majority of hostility.”

The election next week is an opportunity to address fundamental human rights deficits that preceded Yoon’s tenure – yet such commitments remain notably absent from major candidates' platforms. 

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