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Tue, 16/09/2025 - 14:24
It reflects the city-state’s confidence in advancing its own national interests together with those of neighbors, major powers, and the wider maritime commons.
Tue, 16/09/2025 - 11:34
The border state in India’s Northeast erupted in violent ethnic clashes over two years ago. Modi’s absence evoked much criticism.
Tue, 16/09/2025 - 06:44
If elections cannot be organized in six months, Nepal could descend into a grave political and constitutional crisis.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 21:14
Tens of thousands of civilians died amid Sri Lanka’s defeat of separatists in 2009. Some Israeli military strategists see it as a campaign to be emulated.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 20:36
Aziz Voitov was found guilty but won't serve prison time, reportedly on account of having paid "full compensation."
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 19:07
The antidote to the flawed China policy of the past is not decoupling or moral grandstanding, but managed interdependence.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 18:14
Even the most limited form of people-to-people contact, which in the past was treated as a confidence-building measure, is now being met with outrage and political exploitation.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 16:32
Geedge Networks has commercialized China’s Great Firewall for export, and Astana was an ideal customer.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 16:09
It's another worrying sign that the Trump administration is shifting its military strategy away from deterrence – and increasing the likelihood of nuclear war.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 15:25
Hungary may be the first U.S. ally in Europe for whom decoupling from China is not simply difficult, but virtually impossible.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 15:03
From modest beginnings, India has now built one of the world’s largest renewable energy markets, with solar leading the way.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 15:01
North Korea’s hawkish statements over the annual military drills will likely work as justification for upcoming missile tests.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 14:47
The fundamental question remains whether this revolution will produce genuine systemic change or fade into another cycle of instability.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 14:14
In addition to the increasing frequency and complexity of naval cooperation, India and the EU are growing closer politically.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 10:41
The recent youth-dominated protests in Indonesia brought forth a surge of support from young people across the region.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 07:19
“It always starts with trilateral cooperation, and it often ends the same way – chaos, power grabs, and foreign money trying to fix the mess.”
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 06:47
With significant lithium, copper, cobalt, nickel, zircon, and beryllium deposits, Pakistan’s untapped mineral wealth is estimated to be worth $6 trillion.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 06:02
The influx of new state-of-the-art aircraft over the remainder of the decade will complete the “progressive drawdown” of the RSAF’s ageing F-16 fleet.
Mon, 15/09/2025 - 03:13
During September 11-13, the Philippines, Japan, and the United States took part in a "maritime cooperation activity" inside the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
Sun, 14/09/2025 - 23:49
While nuclear energy is the best means of avoiding climate catastrophe, many remain irrationally terrified of its risks.
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