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The country's foreign policy is being distorted by militarized thinking and a misplaced faith in U.S. power.

Power trading between Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore could be an important step toward the realization of the ambitious ASEAN Power Grid.

Whatever the misgivings of the country's security establishment, China is set to remain an important partner of the new military-backed civilian government.

The UNODC warned of a growing convergence between drug trafficking operations and other criminal enterprises, particularly online scamming operations.

China’s approach to external connectivity recognizes that different trade routes perform different functions under different political and operational conditions.

The strategic goal for most countries is energy systems that are affordable and cannot be blocked or held hostage. For Taiwan, the stakes are particularly high.

The region is not merely a corridor to somewhere else. Nor is it a prize in someone else’s contest. It is a geopolitical space – with disparate yet largely collaborative actors – in its own right.

The general discontent in society is palpable; the opposition can see it. But the INDIA bloc has not yet been able to convert the discontent in society into votes.

For six minerals critical to South Korea’s most strategically important industries, China’s 2025 share of Korean imports ranges from 14.8 percent to 94.2 percent 

The PLA’s military expansion is steadily chipping away at one of Australia’s principal defensive assets: geography. 

Recent survey data suggest that many Taiwanese fear that Taiwan’s interests could be overlooked or sacrificed as Washington and Beijing seek to stabilize their relationship.

The merger is the latest step in the consolidation – or rebranding – of power under President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The names change; the system stays the same. 

Drones are the centerpiece of the bilateral cooperation. The two countries are also discussing manufacture of military hardware in Bangladesh.

Since its neighbors rely on unregulated river flows, any unilateral Afghan attempt to develop water infrastructure is perceived as a threat, risking regional destabilization.

A new book examines the life of Douglas Latchford, a British antiquities trader who was responsible for the mass looting of Cambodia's Angkorian heritage.

Min Zin, the head of a prominent Myanmar-focused think-tank, has been accused of "endangering China’s national security."

As Phnom Penh cracks down on cyber-fraud operations, Chinese criminal syndicates are hastily seeking out more accommodating jurisdictions.

The Xi administration has been slow to adapt to its ally’s developments, and this summit represented an attempt to reset relations.

He's the main driving force behind Pakistan’s image overhaul and at the forefront of Pakistan’s mediation in the Iran crisis. But who, exactly, is Asim Munir?

The new "comprehensive strategic partnership" between Tbilisi and Beijing tells us more about Georgian Dream's political anxieties than about any genuine deepening of bilateral ties.