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It’s been almost a decade since Bangladesh joined the BRI. What has the Belt and Road actually accomplished in the country?

Moscow is the latest to offer, however cautiously and conditionally, to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan. 

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are committing billions to mining, nuclear power, data centers and AI infrastructure at the same time that the region’s water supply is becoming less abundant, less predictable and more legally constrained.

Business at the port has increased amid ongoing tension. But business should not have to depend on disruptions and wars.

With women comprising around half the electorate, politicians have promised them direct cash transfers and gas cylinders. Will it impact how women vote?

A conversation with Chris Humphrey, executive director of the EU-ASEAN Business Council.

Regional forums often celebrate participation, but participation alone is not a policy outcome.

Rather than focusing on elite-level political maneuvering, foreign governments need to recognize the transformative potential of the country's resistance movement.

The indigenously manufactured Tejas Mark 1A would be a viable competitor in the international market for light fighters.

The decision is a setback for the ex-leader, who was recently sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison for his central involvement in the 1MDB corruption scandal.

The announcement comes as the country's new quasi-civilian government pursues diplomatic normalization with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

While Pakistan has stepped up to try and mediate between the U.S. and Iran, India has taken a much quieter approach. 

Beijing is learning a lot from Iran’s Hormuz Strait closure and how it could apply Tehran’s methods to a future conflict with the U.S. over Taiwan.

Has Russia’s war become an extension of the migrant labor economy for Central Asians? 

An interview with Frank Aum, a non-resident fellow at the Stimson Center and an international security expert.

The Indian government should take a leaf out of the Mahakumbh playbook, ensuring adequate budget allocation for the establishment of waste treatment and waste-to-energy generation facilities in all Indian metros.

The most significant reform of Japan’s intelligence architecture in the postwar era just passed the lower house nearly unanimously.

The test launch of Soyuz-5 will represent not only the perseverance of the space partnership between Kazakhstan and Russia, but also Kazakhstan’s growing potential as an independent space power. 

If Afghan partners – whom the world witnessed standing with U.S. forces for two decades – can be transferred to the DRC, what assurance can the United States credibly offer to those it will rely on in the future?

Some voters in Australia’s compulsory voting system purposefully spoil their ballots, but a new assessment suggests that most just don’t understand the complex system and make mistakes.