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Don’t let the quantitative changes mask the qualitative transformation.

Following the decapitation strike on one of its closest partners, can Beijing still position itself as a credible security actor in the region?

Three months after the South Korea-Japan summit meeting, the leaders met again in Nara Prefecture, Japan. 

“Drawing on lived experience from Tiananmen, I have come to believe that 4 concrete conditions determine whether an autocracy like China or Iran has a genuine chance of meaningful democratic change.”

The party's appointment of Pisan Manawapat, a career diplomat who defended the military regime installed after the 2014 coup, is a stain on its reformist image.

At a time of growing geopolitical uncertainty, the scale and pace of major military procurements in the region is increasing.

The opposition party is in a good position ahead of the polls, but it remains to be seen whether it can recreate the success of its predecessor, the Move Forward Party.

Yesterday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) opened its first hearing in the genocide case brought by West African nation in 2019.

The fractured alignment between SOEs and policy banks that once underpinned China’s overseas lending model is now breaking down after a wave of sovereign defaults.

If disaster response is the Indonesian Navy's true priority, expanding and modernizing its existing fleet would deliver far greater returns.

What Vietnam thinks about the Trump administration's use of force in the Western Hemisphere.

Four of seven high priority sites have been remediated, with work underway at a fifth, partially completed but apparently stalled at a sixth, and unfunded at the seventh.

If passing legislation to deal with China is a remote prospect, the USCC should focus more on other tools with a higher chance of success.

A recent ruling could pave the way for the government to term any protest or demonstration, even those that are peaceful, as terrorist acts.

Michael Kugelman previews the major events to watch: upcoming elections in Bangladesh and Nepal, the India-Pakistan conflict, and ever-volatile relations with the U.S.

Growing corporate debt, the never-ending construction of Rogun, and lack of debt management transparency from the government add to the fiscal pressure on the country’s budget.

India is facing complex choices in navigating China’s state-led control and the US’ chaotic and fragmented AI governance regulation.

Pyongyang accused Seoul of sending drones to its territory. Seoul rejected the claim, saying it has no intention to make provocations.

For Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to capture the president of Venezuela and his fiery rhetoric toward Greenland create a particularly difficult conundrum. 

New Delhi needs to go back to the drawing board and figure out how to reframe its relationship with Washington.