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China’s Mahan: The Man Who Created China’s Modern Navy

Wed, 13/05/2026 - 15:30
Insights from Xiaobing Li.

The Military Imperative for OPCON Transfer

Wed, 13/05/2026 - 14:57
Military organizations must contend with operational realities, not political declarations. That's exactly why OPCON transfer is necessary.

One Country, Two Islands: Beijing’s Long Bet That an Open Hainan Can Hook Taiwan

Wed, 13/05/2026 - 14:32
Hainan is today engaged in what may be China’s most radical economic experiment since the 1980s – and Taiwan is part of the rationale.

Tashiev Indicted for Coup Plot, Case Classified

Wed, 13/05/2026 - 14:29
According to his lawyer, Tashiev has been indicted on charges of plotting a coup and the case has been classified. 

Gulf Energy Crisis Exposes Southeast Asia’s Renewable Energy Dilemma

Wed, 13/05/2026 - 10:35
Will the current oil supply shock hold back the region’s green transition, or accelerate it?

The Geopolitics of the Trump-Xi Meeting

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 23:22
Amid the expected pomp and circumstance, what can we expect from the Trump-Xi summit?

The Thorium Gamble: India’s Nuclear Breakthrough

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 21:14
Dr. Anil Kakodkar, former chair of India's Atomic Energy Commission, joins the podcast to discuss the history and future of India’s three-stage nuclear program.

Modi Calls on Indians to Consume Less Petrol, Postpone Travel Abroad. He Isn’t Leading by Example

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 20:15
The austerity measures are aimed at dealing with oil and gas shortages and conserving foreign exchange.

A 7-Year-Old American Boy Is Trapped in China Because His Father Made Art

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 18:26
In what can only be described as collective punishment, the young son of detained artist Gao Zhen is being prevented from returning home to the United States

4 Kazakh Regions Likely to See Water Shortages in 2026

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 17:09
Following the 2025 regional drought, Kazakhstan authorities have warned about below-average reservoir levels and the possibility for summer shortages.

Human Rights Are Off the Agenda at the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 16:52
The meeting will be a stark display of Trump and Xi’s shared anti-human rights vision of transactional geopolitics. Accountability will have to come from elsewhere.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police: Pakistan’s Underfunded Frontline

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 16:32
KP police are the most targeted by terrorists. They are also the worst paid.

The Coming Food Crisis in South Asia

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 15:52
Oil disruptions are cascading into fertilizer markets, weakening agriculture and putting South Asia’s food security at risk. We've seen this pattern before.

How China Became the First Airtight Empire

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 14:55
Beijing rewrote two slogans before it sealed the country – once to rewrite history, once to prewrite the future.

India’s ‘China Reset’ Has No Answer to AVIC’s Pakistan Admission

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 14:27
New Delhi has hedged more toward China without articulating any conditions. Beijing is taking full advantage.

Indonesia’s Fiscal Outlook in a Period of Divergent Signals

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 07:13
How to make sense of a number of apparently contradictory outlooks on the country's economic and fiscal health.

2-Kilogram Ruby Unearthed in Myanmar’s Mogok Mining Town

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 06:58
The country's military government has claimed ownership of a rock worth millions of dollars.

What Pakistan Army Chief’s Speech Reveals About the Future of Conflict With India

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 06:33
Pakistan is more confident, both in its military capabilities and diplomatic space regionally and beyond, and has moved beyond a purely defensive posture

Ethnic Groups Are Fleeing Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts in Search of Safety in Myanmar

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 06:10
They have been terrorized by the Bangladesh army, Muslim settlers from the plains, and armed ethnic outfits for decades.

Philippine Senator Flees Arrest as ICC Unseals Warrant For ‘Drug War’ Killings

Tue, 12/05/2026 - 05:42
Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa has locked himself inside his Senate office in order to avoid arrest and extradition to The Hague-based court.

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