TheDiplomat

There are persistent misunderstandings about what the intelligence partnership is, and what it actually does.

Brussels no longer sees China only as an economic actor. It sees China as a challenge to the organization of global order itself.

These disputes could reshape the geopolitical order in East Asia – or even spark a war.

Infrastructure development, with a catch.

Amid a rise in smuggling, Anutin Charnvirakul has recently come out against the policy he once championed: the decriminalization of marijuana.

Last week, the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar said that agreeing to the meeting was a sign of the ASEAN special envoy's "timidity and poor judgment."

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that she was “deeply frustrated and bitterly disappointed" at the leniency of the charges announced on Friday.

Sara Duterte claimed that she is "bloodied but unbowed" in the face of persecution by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his administration.

Bangladesh successfully changed its rulers two years ago, but the historic task of changing the system itself remains unfinished.

Taslima Nasrin was driven out of Kolkata 19 years ago under pressure from Muslim fundamentalists. Now, Hindu nationalists are rolling out the red carpet for her.

Landmark architecture in the Pakistani city's historic Shahi Bazar is undergoing conservation, but it may not be enough to save the once-vibrant district.

Nuclear reactor exports are becoming an increasingly important arena of strategic competition.

Both sides are trying to sustain trade talks and practical cooperation, but the EU’s new security definition of China may complicate this progress.

Brussels should use the leverage before it slips away.

Amid generational shifts and Trump-era transactionalism in the U.S., Taiwan should take a page from Singapore’s book.

“When a language becomes accessible, it becomes visible. And when it becomes visible, it becomes part of international scholarship and global dialogue."

Pakistan continues to view the Islamabad MoU that it facilitated as the most viable framework for de-escalation.

Taiwan’s diplomatic space is shrinking along a vital Pacific energy route.

Since the inception of the IBGs, they have been framed as formations to launch offensive operations against Pakistan under the nuclear overhang. Now they are finally a reality.

Under discussion for 20 years, the CKU Railway is finally under construction with some hurdles surpassed and other challenges ahead.