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Mon, 17/11/2025 - 05:56
A new pre-election film follows the junta’s long tradition of attempting to sow distrust and division among its opponents.
Mon, 17/11/2025 - 05:42
The simmering public anger over corruption linked to flood control projects threatens to engulf the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Mon, 17/11/2025 - 05:03
If Washington can leverage the newfound momentum in its ties with Islamabad to prevent destabilizing behavior, it can play a productive role.
Mon, 17/11/2025 - 04:57
The BJP-led NDA secured 202 of the 243 seats in the Bihar assembly. Opposition parties have pointed to collusion between the BJP and the national election panel.
Mon, 17/11/2025 - 01:16
The outcome exposes the limits of using economic pressure to bring about a resolution of the border dispute between the two nations.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 21:22
The death of Queen Sirikit has removed the final protective layer from the current monarch, King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 17:21
Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad and John Calabrese examine India's evolving strategy in the Middle East.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 16:57
A trade war, an unsolved murder, and the founding of the Chinese Embassy in London.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 16:44
China is stepping up its legal narratives targeting the Philippines.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 16:43
Washington and London’s recent unprecedented actions showed what global coordination can achieve – and what remains to be done.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 16:26
The absence of the prime minister and other senior federal figures at COP30 suggests evolving priorities and moderated expectations.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 16:24
If the current trajectory holds, the rivalry will harden into a permanent conflict in the next few years. But it's not too late to change course.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 16:05
Is collective decision making slowly re-emerging in the CCP?
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 15:33
Across Asia, governments are learning to live with U.S. financial dominance – without depending on it.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 15:22
Less than a week after visiting Donald Trump in the White House, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev traveled to Russia to further the countries’ proclaimed “eternal alliance.”
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 15:13
Three prominent DPP politicians were in Europe this month.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 14:58
The political space for action exists. What’s missing is leadership willing to act on what courts have already decided.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 14:47
Japan is most likely to diverge from U.S. foreign policy positions when its energy security is at stake.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 14:40
Prosecutors and the opposition party are elevating their attacks on Lee over a recent court ruling.
Fri, 14/11/2025 - 14:08
While the Quad leaders are unlikely to meet this year, Malabar 2025 is going ahead.
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