TheDiplomat

Insights from Matthew Botvinick.

Could Nawrocki’s visit to Manila serve to promote further Black Hawk sales across ASEAN, potentially benefiting U.S. industrial interests?

If each member preserves its own partnerships while expecting the others to absorb its security risks, what does the promise that an attack against one is an attack against all mean when a crisis arrives?

Police detained scores of opposition lawmakers, who held a sit-in to press their demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Solar power generation has expanded rapidly in recent years and has overtaken nuclear power generation for the first time.

Beyond exercises and equipment, strategic developments in Taiwan’s military preparedness are being overlooked.

No U.S. president has ever traveled to Central Asia while in office. Could Donald Trump be the first? Sure. But will he be? That’s a different question. 

South Korea’s economy has become intrinsically linked to the ongoing artificial intelligence boom.

The circumstances under which mobilization can be declared are wider than ever, and a large number of entities – including private firms – are legally obligated to the state during wartime.

Washington should not take European assistance for granted, especially if states can't agree on how to label Beijing's actions.

The reaction to a Taiwan Coast Guard confrontation reflects the existence of a particularly hardline strand of opinion on Taiwan among mainland Chinese.

Karaganda and its environs are home to some of the largest-scale coal-mining on the planet. And once, the home to an immense gulag.

The U.S. has threatened Sri Lanka with sanctions if it provides supplies to Iranian vessels stranded off its coasts.

Due to rapid economic growth and Chinese knowhow, public transit in the region's cities is entering something of a golden age.

Saleumxay Kommasith, a former foreign minister and permanent representative to the UN, has been appointed to the top job.

As Israel faces growing pressure in the West, Eagles’ Wings mission brings Christian leaders from across the globe to show support for the Jewish people and Israel

In contrast to Washington's fragmented approach, Beijing is showing an impressive ability to enact and coordinate regulations, policies, technical standards, and enforcement.

In a desperate bid to claw back territory from the Arakan Army, the Myanmar military has ramped up its use of air power.

According to the FBI, American nationals lost around $50 million to one network of online scammers based in India.

An alleged killing days after Koja Genta took office threatens Tokyo’s hopes for closer cooperation with Okinawa on its expanding southwestern defense posture.