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There are worries that processing operations in the country will drag Malaysia into the middle of China-U.S. competition.

One track pursued traditional intelligence collection against Asian governments and defense entities; the other sought to surveil and silence overseas critics.

That three liberal democracies acted against Beijing’s long arm on a single day was not coordinated – but perhaps it should have been.

A proposed Board of Trade will matter only if it can keep ordinary commercial disputes from becoming tests of national resolve.

The India-Pakistan clashes gave the J-10C a new, highly coveted status: battled-tested.

The NEV industry is China’s best – maybe only – hope for leading a major tech manufacturing sector. But new technologies might erase China’s advantage.

None of Pakistan’s recent space achievements would be possible without Chinese help. Is Pakistan building a space program or just leasing one?

The European left can make Europe’s China policy more socially intelligent. But leftists must not forget that Chinese society is more than the Chinese state.

With President Khurelsukh’s state visit to Kazakhstan, and his appearance at the Regional Ecological Summit in Astana, Mongolia has reached both shores of the Caspian. 

The BJP, or its allies, are now in power in all five Indian states that share a border with Bangladesh.

Irrespective of the outcomes of the U.S.-Iran talks, Pakistan’s expanded role in West Asia as a security stabilizer and an assertive diplomatic actor is here to stay.

When politics falls behind the economy.

A new era of ‘like-minded partnerships’

Japan needs to recognize its role in strengthening ASEAN’s autonomy as part of its own economic strategy.

Even as the military attempts to rebrand itself as a civilian government, resistance groups have established a foothold in the crucial central region.

A series of recent cases raises the question of whether such punitive measures are necessary for maintaining the country's clean and orderly reputation.

Relations between Bangkok and Phnom Penh remain severely strained following outbreaks of armed conflict in July and December of last year.

The pursuit of bold climate solutions cannot be divorced from the goals of fighting graft and ending elite impunity.

Home to around 700 million people, Southeast Asia has been one of the regions most affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Until now, no one from the military top brass had received such severe punishments since early days of the anti-corruption campaign.