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With the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway to be completed by 2030, discussion is shifting from regional connectivity to who will benefit most. 

This week the former head of the National Bank and the brother of Kamchybek Tashiev were questioned, the former then detained. 

Read carefully, the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade is something far more consequential than a mere trade deal.

The move represents a historic shift in Japan’s security engagement with Southeast Asia – and Manila specifically.

When U.S. policymakers visit China, they encounter a curated performance, not a country. A different approach to engagement is possible – but it requires abandoning the comfort of the guided tour.

The illegitimacy of the Taliban does not mean that the fundamental rights of the Afghan people have been suspended. 

Islamabad’s emergence as a channel illustrates how middle powers can punch above their weight when larger actors are hemmed in by their own alignments.

The key question: Is it a ‘survival-threating situation’?

Stated intentions are one thing. Reality is quite another.

Authorities took down a video that mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s undignified behavior while meeting foreign leaders.

The passage comes two weeks after a Thailand-flagged bulk carrier was hit and damaged by Iranian projectiles while transiting the Strait.

Even in the context of the current "energy emergency," President Marcos' proposal would have to surmount considerable constitutional and political hurdles.

Security forces in Pakistan are “preparing for a further push from terrorist outfits in Balochistan" due to the ongoing conflict.

There’s no easy solution, but the most obvious first step is to empower individuals to think critically about what they read online.

Insights from Nicolas Kohler-Suzuki.

India’s defense budget has fallen steadily from 4 percent of its GDP in the late 1980s to under 2 percent today.

Bangladesh won its maritime boundary a decade ago and has barely drilled a single well.

Both public sentiment and political trends in Japan mean that a firm approach toward China is likely to endure.

This year's local elections are becoming a contest for presidential favor. That's a symptom of South Korea’s longstanding personality-driven politics.