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Mon, 30/03/2026 - 15:24
While officials promote Alatau as a model for digital innovation, existing residents continue to face basic infrastructure challenges.
Mon, 30/03/2026 - 15:03
Sino-Russian cooperation and antagonism to the Western-led order is hardly new, but their partnership has reached new depths.
Mon, 30/03/2026 - 14:52
OPCON transition would have major implications not just for the Korean Peninsula, but for the broader geopolitical struggle in the Indo-Pacific.
Mon, 30/03/2026 - 14:41
In a more volatile world, closer political, economic and strategic partnership between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom could benefit all.
Mon, 30/03/2026 - 14:39
The latest round of repression shows the risks underground churches face – and how Chinese people continue to seek faith outside state control.
Mon, 30/03/2026 - 08:21
“In our view, Sheikh Hasina surrendered too much space to India, and the BNP government now appears to be moving in a similar direction.”
Mon, 30/03/2026 - 07:02
Refugees scrounge out a life on both sides of the Moei River bordering Thailand.
Mon, 30/03/2026 - 06:27
The Marcos administration faces the daunting task of preserving calm and maintaining public support amid the ongoing oil supply crisis.
Mon, 30/03/2026 - 05:45
The economic ramifications of the war in Iran are likely to dominate the May 8-9 ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Cebu.
Mon, 30/03/2026 - 05:25
In building ties with these countries, India will need to factor in China.
Mon, 30/03/2026 - 05:02
Persian spread as it was a prestigious and developed language that worked as a lingua franca for trade and administration across much of the eastern Islamic world.
Mon, 30/03/2026 - 02:19
The arrangement with Tehran is likely to alleviate some of the worst impacts of the fuel shortages that threaten further to constrain the country's economy.
Sun, 29/03/2026 - 15:00
Was the single market and production base a fantasy?
Fri, 27/03/2026 - 18:33
When every encounter requires a transaction, some encounters never happen at all.
Fri, 27/03/2026 - 18:05
Guided by geopolitical realities, the framework is recalibrating into a highly practical alliance centered on advanced technology and economic security.
Fri, 27/03/2026 - 16:01
History suggests the energy crunch is just the beginning of a chain reaction that ends with a food and social stability crisis.
Fri, 27/03/2026 - 15:39
Australia must decide whether to remain an active, trusted participant in regional discourse or to relinquish that role to competing actors.
Fri, 27/03/2026 - 15:30
Whatever happened to India’s promotion of a multipolar world?
Fri, 27/03/2026 - 14:42
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.
Fri, 27/03/2026 - 14:09
China’s quest for global leadership in AI and cybersecurity threatens free expression and information integrity around the world.
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