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China, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan are less exposed to the impact of cross-border terrorism – and less willing to risk smooth relations with Kabul over the issue.

The United States does not need to trust China, share frontier models with China, or slow its own AI development to have a national security interest in AI safety cooperation.

The repression of Rohingya identity is connected to Myanmar’s broader failure to establish an inclusive political order. It's time for ASEAN to realize that.

Here’s what Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry might be telling Kim about a possible summit.

Whoever is governor, waves of Okinawan anti-base sentiment and protest will continue in the wake of every violent crime.

Grand outcomes aren't necessary at every meeting to prove the value of a format. But at a certain point, the lowest hanging fruit has been picked.

The most widespread narratives regarding the Laos-China Support and Training Center lack evidence and demonstrate a limited understanding of air power.

While China and the U.S. still disagree on the size of nuclear forces and the path of arms control, can they exchange meaningful information on certain technical issues?

While coal continues to dominate India’s power supply, the country is also building clean energy at one of the fastest rates in the world.

Operationally, it would make little sense for Pakistan to send in large conventional ground forces to Yemen simply to put the brakes on Houthi advances.

The main challenge of the incoming administration will be to sustain the peace process with Manila while representing the interests of local residents.

An independent panel of experts said that the 81-year-old "has the capacity to understand the charges" and "the purpose and consequences" of the trial proceedings.

The outreach, which marks a significant shift in U.S. policy, is aimed at curbing online scamming operations and gaining access to the country's rare earth deposits.

An attorney says authorities overstepped legal bounds, and activists warn of discrimination ahead of Asia's largest Pride event.

China’s flagship talent visa can be found in the official application system, but most of the specifics on who can apply, and how to do so, are still missing.

According to an OCCRP and Ozodlik investigation, Otabek Umarov, the Uzbek president’s son-in-law, obtained Emirati citizenship in 2023, while he was deputy head of the Presidential Security Service.

For Pakistan, the most worrying possibility is small, relatively cheap drone systems falling into the hands of terrorist groups.

A course correction is needed in New Delhi.

Reported discussions in Kandahar point to a possible expansion of the BLA’s external support networks as the group comes under pressure in Pakistan.

India’s possible role as a facilitator will be driven by its own economic interests, rather than any need to increase its political heft on the global stage.