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Takaichi wants public approval to undertake major policy changes – including ending the era of “excessive fiscal austerity.”

The Socialist Patriotic Youth League offers a window into how the North Korean authorities uses state-run organizations to govern.

Questions are being raise worldwide, including in Taiwan, about the credibility of U.S. economic, security, and other commitments under a more openly transactional “Donroe Doctrine.”

Geographically and politically, the region – and Kazakhstan in particular – is positioned as a natural bridge between emerging technological blocs.

China is the largest importer of Iranian oil, and it always has a tried-and-tested toolkit for evading sanctions enforcement.

Insights from Marcin Dadura.

America’s AI-fueled boom and China’s export-led model are showing signs of strain. For India, the implications are weaker global demand, tougher trade conditions, and limited room for easy external growth in 2026.

The institution's commitment to accessibility, innovation and industry collaboration is transforming leadership in India's higher education landscape.

What is missing in both countries is the organized capacity of the majority to force redistribution onto the political agenda.

Islamabad wouldn't want to back a setup that undermines the U.N. or pokes at Beijing's diplomatic, economic, or security interests.

640 journalists were targeted by Bangladesh’s interim government last year, a think tank report said. Do transitional democracies do more harm than good?

There is a temporary thaw in China-U.S. relations, but India will have to balance its ties deftly with both powers.

Uzbekistan’s declaration of an anti-corruption “state of emergency” signals a turning point in its decade-long reform efforts toward a system-based model of control and prevention.

Disagreements over North Korea policy between Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young and Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun as well as National Security Advisor Wi Sung-lac risk derailing Lee’s agenda.

At a meeting in Beijing, the architects of China’s AI ecosystem outlined a new path to AI dominance – one that avoids U.S. hurdles.

Australia may be far from the direct consequences of a U.S. attack on Greenland, but the disintegration of trust in the U.S. that would be confirmed by such an action would be felt deeply.

This is a high-stake gamble for Takaichi. But a snap election like this is not without a precedent.

We’re all paying the price of banks and pension funds fueling climate disasters.

“I believe that, eventually, the Chinese government will pay the price for its actions.”

The new coalition, including both Islamist parties and more centrist ones, signals a sea-change in Bangladesh’s politics.