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Was the single market and production base a fantasy?

When every encounter requires a transaction, some encounters never happen at all.

Guided by geopolitical realities, the framework is recalibrating into a highly practical alliance centered on advanced technology and economic security.

History suggests the energy crunch is just the beginning of a chain reaction that ends with a food and social stability crisis. 

Australia must decide whether to remain an active, trusted participant in regional discourse or to relinquish that role to competing actors. 

Whatever happened to India’s promotion of a multipolar world?

Until Western analysts honestly grapple with what U.S. and allied conventional capabilities look like from Beijing, no stable strategic relationship with China is achievable.

China’s quest for global leadership in AI and cybersecurity threatens free expression and information integrity around the world.

China’s sustained higher defense spending has altered the military balance in the region.

Building on the long-standing bilateral alliance under the ANZUS Treaty, Canberra and Wellington aim to translate political commitments into greater practical military cooperation by 2035. 

From trade issues to the Russia-Ukraine war, China presents a dual face to Europe.

A months-long investigation into APRIL Group’s flagship Riau Ecosytem Restoration reveals how its carbon project was built on a hypothetical deforestation threat that is unlikely to materialize.

It’s not as simple as China would have it.

The country’s newspaper of record has been noticeably silent of late.

Southeast Asia's big consumer-facing tech firms are finally starting to fulfill investors' expectations.

China appears better insulated than most against the energy shocks emerging from the latest Middle East conflict. 

Ko’s corruption scandal has roiled the third largest party in Taiwan’s legislature. 

The Iran war once again proved the base’s importance. To ensure that the U.S. military keeps access for decades to come, Trump must endorse the Mauritius-U.K. Chagos agreement.

Unpacking the longstanding territorial dispute between Vanuatu and France’s New Caledonia involves untangling complexity, nuance, and sensitivities.

With the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway to be completed by 2030, discussion is shifting from regional connectivity to who will benefit most.