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President Prabowo Subianto, a former general, is bringing a military mindset to economic policy.

The agreement builds on the ceasefire of July 28, but is unlikely to resolve the fundamental causes of the current border dispute.

It’s a been crazy few months in Japanese politics.

The Indo-Pacific should not be viewed as a threat, but as an opportunity for Pakistan to expand its relevance.

Beijing is creating an integrated ecosystem where civilian technological innovation automatically serves military purposes: the final evolution of “Military-Civil Fusion.”

If Pakistan truly wants to protect its women, it must first dismantle the silence and shame that surround their bodies.

Can Malaysia's ASEAN Community Vision 2045 succeed in reversing the region’s fragmentation?

Human suffering and unchallenged radicalization open the door for a security crisis of cataclysmic reach.

As the U.S. pursues “de-risking,” China is charting its own course from reliance to autonomy.

The smart move now is to prepare for a world divided into two systems: one American, the other Chinese.

Chinese state media recently popularized an old video of Taiwanese legislator Wang Shih-cheng, The twist? Wang is pro-independence.

What, if anything, has changed for Tokyo’s Israel policy since Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack? 

As the country’s takeout market has swelled, so have the numbers of unregulated, unsanitary restaurants

Far from a bilateral crisis, the border clashes have implications for the region and world.

As Washington redefines engagement and Moscow reclaims relevance, Central Asia is quietly mastering the politics of poise.

Beijing appears to have realized that sustainable peace in Afghanistan will require more effort than it can spare.

The country’s primary conservative party – the Liberal Party – is struggling to find resonance among the stability-minded Australian population.

There were hopes of a Modi-Trump meeting at Kuala Lumpur. That will not happen now.

The Cybercrime Convention will further entrench control and surveillance over peaceful expression of dissent online beyond the borders of repressive states. 

The summit and its associated meetings, which will be held during October 26-28, are shaping up as the most significant in years.