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Its leaders successfully dismantled an old political order but had little knowledge of how to develop the institutions or governing consensus needed to replace it.

Koja Genta didn't win because of his stance on U.S. bases. He won because of his vision for the economy.

In early September, Kyrgyzstan hosted both the World Nomad Games and the SCO summit in a carefully choreographed spectacle of national power and pride. 

Without sustained dialogue over Taiwan, Beijing and Washington are both vulnerable to dangerous misreadings of each other’s intentions.

Beyond the question of energy security, Tokyo may want to avoid antagonizing Russia further by cutting off LNG purchases.

Pillar II’s progress has proven difficult to judge – not due to a lack of activity, but because there’s no agreed metric for what success should look like.

The incident could strain Japan’s persistent wide-area surveillance capabilities, as the JASDF operates only three of the high-altitude unmanned aircraft.

Trump returned to the presidency with renewed determination to mitigate Chinese influence worldwide, giving particular interest to the Western Hemisphere.

The Mexican government is deepening ties with Beijing in some of the sectors most sensitive to U.S. security concerns.

The IMF says Turkmenistan, in failing to provide key economic data, is in breach of its obligations. 

As the strategically located Pakistani port’s geopolitical value increases, can its market readiness keep pace?

Oh Ei Sun of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs discusses the outcome of the recent elections in Johor and Negeri Sembilan.

The process, convened under the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, follows Thailand’s revocation of a 2001 MoU governing bilateral maritime talks.

The Delhi Declaration made no mention of de-dollarization. But it did back trade in national currencies.

The country's civil wars have long attracted foreign nationals seeking adventure or driven by a mission. Are Russians the latest to join the fight?

The appointment of Suahasil Nazara, who has served as deputy finance minister since 2019, is intended to calm investors worried about Jakarta's fiscal profligacy.

Can these institutions threaten the entrenched conventional mega-banks that dominate the region’s financial landscape?

The lack of explanation – or a new launch date – suggests critical challenges, not just bad weather.

The exercise came a day after trilateral Freedom Edge drills ended and as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to seek a new summit with Kim Jong Un.

The emerging contest in the region is between open political systems and “managed” political systems – where citizens are manipulated instead of simply repressed.