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The Slow Transformation of Kazakhstan’s Independence Day

Wed, 17/12/2025 - 12:02
Thirty-nine years after the protests that helped pave the way for Kazakhstan’s independence, the way the day is commemorated is quietly changing.

The US National Security Strategy: A Sobering Reality Check for South Asia

Wed, 17/12/2025 - 11:44
The paradoxical and selective U.S. posture of simultaneous disengagement and selective involvement evident in the new NSS could be particularly concerning for India.

Even as US Travel Bans Expand, Turkmenistan Gets Good News

Wed, 17/12/2025 - 11:37
Unique among those countries subject to travel bans by the U.S. earlier this year, restrictions on the issuance of nonimmigrant visas to Turkmen citizens have been lifted.

Can the ASEAN Way Survive 2026? 

Tue, 16/12/2025 - 21:29
Three stress tests will define 2026: intra-ASEAN conflict and cohesion, the geoeconomic squeeze, and climate resilience. Can the bloc survive the increased pressure?

National Cabinet Agrees to Sweeping Overhaul of Australia’s Gun Laws in Response to Bondi Massacre

Tue, 16/12/2025 - 16:50
After the attack on Australia’s Jewish community, the government is undertaking the biggest overhaul of national gun laws since 1996. Critics say it's a deflection from the real issue: antisemitism.

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Publisher Convicted of Sedition in Major Blow to Press Freedom

Tue, 16/12/2025 - 16:39
Jimmy Lai and his Apple Daily once symbolized Hong Kong’s free press. His conviction under the National Security Law is the death knell for that democratic ideal.

Australia: Regionalism as a Nexus to Great Power Politics

Tue, 16/12/2025 - 16:20
The alliance with the U.S. remains central to Canberra’s strategy, but it is also attempting to construct more independent, regionally-led security initiatives.

China’s 2025 White Paper on Latin America Sets the Stage for Renewed Competition With the US

Tue, 16/12/2025 - 14:09
The new document declared China’s intention to expand its influence on all fronts, even as the U.S. is turning its focus to the Western Hemisphere.

Sheikh Hasina’s Spokesperson Mohammad Ali Arafat on the ICT’s ‘Legally Void’ Sentence

Tue, 16/12/2025 - 12:08
“The death sentence handed down by this kangaroo court is legally void.”

Turbulence Hits Indian Skies

Tue, 16/12/2025 - 11:54
Flight cancellations by India’s largest flight operator, IndiGo, threw the domestic aviation sector into chaos early this month.

Why Japan’s Economic Security Strategy Depends on a Deeper Pivot to Central Asia

Tue, 16/12/2025 - 11:36
​The upcoming C5+Japan Summit offers Tokyo its clearest opportunity in two decades to align its foreign policy with its economic-security needs.

Why Indonesia Cancelled the Early Retirement of the Cirebon-1 Power Plant

Tue, 16/12/2025 - 07:11
As predicted, the early retirement of coal-fired power plants has run aground on the country's political economic realities.

Malaysia Postpones Special ASEAN Meeting on Thailand-Cambodia Conflict

Tue, 16/12/2025 - 05:25
The move came as China's government urged both nations to exercise "utmost restraint” and de-escalate tensions.

Thailand Schedules Snap General Election For February 8

Tue, 16/12/2025 - 00:32
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is hoping to capitalize on the nationalist sentiment stirred up by the ongoing border conflict with Cambodia.

The Red Séance: How Xi Jinping Is Soft-Burying the Deng Era

Mon, 15/12/2025 - 20:21
The CCP’s resurrection of Hu Yaobang is not about greenlighting new reforms. It is about undermining Deng Xiaoping’s place in history.

Brothers’ War: TTP and the Pakistan-Taliban Conflict

Mon, 15/12/2025 - 19:48
Dr. Christine Fair joins host Tushar Shetty to explore Pakistan's failing Afghanistan strategy and the escalating TTP crisis. 

Bondi Shooting: Could Australia’s Worst Terrorist Attack on Home Soil Have Been Prevented? 

Mon, 15/12/2025 - 15:13
After the deadly attack on a Hanukkah celebration, accusations arose that not enough has been done to protect Jewish Australians from a clear rise in antisemitism.

Honduras’ Electoral Breakdown Has Deep Implications for China and Taiwan

Mon, 15/12/2025 - 14:59
The failure to declare a winner – when both top contenders had advocated for dropping relations with Beijing – is reopening the geopolitical map of Central America.

What the Disappearance of the ‘One China’ Policy From Trump’s 2025 NSS Means for Taiwan

Mon, 15/12/2025 - 14:35
Is Washington moving away from the formula that has governed the tenuous Taiwan Strait equilibrium for 50 years?

China’s Fiscal Winter Is Freezing Out Local Businesses

Mon, 15/12/2025 - 14:17
As local officials scour every corner for cash, businesses are taking the hit – in unpaid contracts.

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