China and possibly Russia are selling Iran shoulder-fired air missile defenses MANPADS. Chinese engines power the Russian ...

What look like indications of U.S. abandonment of Taiwan are relatively superficial, while substantive investment in capabilities that could deter China continues apace.

Will Washington translate its interest in Gwadar and the region around it into a policy to establish its presence there?

This year’s natural disaster drill sought to stress-test Taiwan against cascading, multisystem failures – with obvious implications for an invasion scenario as well as an earthquake.

Nepal’s devastating Himalayan floods have exposed the human and economic cost of a warming region, reviving demand for climate justice.

Beyond that, if the model hardens into simple assembly of Chinese-origin inputs for export to third countries, it will limit the added value and economic impact generated within the region itself. At ...

U.S. President Donald Trump tours the Temple of Heaven in Beijing with China’s President Xi Jinping, May 14, 2026. Credit: Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok. When U.S.

The royal pardon is likely to empower the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and widen the rifts within Prime ...

Washington will not slow its own AI labs. Slowing China’s instead would look like safety policy, but it could cost the United ...

Each of these summits offers a different vision of the international order. The SCO and BRICS both represent the Global South ...

On September 20, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its second launch in a little over a week.

BRICS’ New Delhi Summit expanded the grouping’s ambitions, but geopolitical divisions and weak institutional clarity continue ...