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One of the primary drivers behind the acquisition, backed by the U.S. government, is to disrupt the prevailing Chinese monopoly in rare earths. Will it actually work?

Italy’s growing engagement with India reflects a broader, even if somewhat belated, Indo-Pacific turn.

Lai Ching-te succeeded in making his visit to Taiwan’s lone ally in Africa just weeks after China forced a high-profile cancellation of his original itinerary. 

With President Lee Jae-myung riding high in the polls and the June 3 local elections looking like a sweep, the ruling Democratic Party’s leader keeps getting in the way.

The data generated by millions of Taiwanese users – their movement patterns, consumption habits, and delivery addresses – is increasingly spread among numerous foreign investors, including companies from China.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party has stormed to power in West Bengal and retained its hold over Assam and Puducherry.

International courts can apportion legal responsibility, but cannot guarantee justice, safety, or safe return to Myanmar for more than 1 million Rohingya refugees.

The Agreement on Trade in Essential Supplies, which was agreed in October, is the world’s first legally-binding bilateral supply chain resilience agreement.

With the recent removal of its longstanding ban on lethal arms exports, Tokyo is set to become an active defense industry player in Southeast Asia.

The self-admitted failure of ASEAN’s “Five-Point Consensus” demands an escalatory response. 

With the celebration expected to be toned down under possible threat of Ukrainian drone strikes, fewer foreign dignitaries are expected.

Orban amplified and politicized Hungary’s China ties, but the deeper drivers behind them extend well beyond one illiberal leader.

Will Japan’s Russia policy shift again – or settle into ambiguity?

In an attempt to further control religious expression, Uzbekistan has updated its blacklist of extremist sites and drafted a law to expand the list of related crimes. 

A landmark case and recent judicial ruling highlight tensions between healthcare access, professional titles, and risks of quackery undermining public health.

China’s 2026 Two Sessions suggest that AI and robotics are not simply eliminating jobs. They are reshaping labor demand unevenly.

The war in Iran, alongside the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, has vindicated North Korea’s mantra: nuclear weapons are the only guarantee of sovereignty. 

Takakchi and Lee have the two U.S. allies on track to finally put their differences aside.

The removal of three Tajik banks from the EU sanctions list highlights diverging compliance trajectories across Central Asia.

A popularly elected government is being cheered even as it razes the homes of the most deprived and marginalized sections of Nepali society.