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Mon, 14/09/2026 - 04:29
Min Aung Hlaing leaves Phnom Penh after a two-day visit aimed at shoring up his regime's regional legitimacy.
Mon, 14/09/2026 - 04:17
Last week, UNESCO released a report detailing the extensive damage caused to the World Heritage Site by Thai military attacks.
Mon, 14/09/2026 - 03:35
Agreements are reached to facilitate meetings between leaders ahead of multilateral summits, but often don't move much beyond that.
Mon, 14/09/2026 - 01:55
Naypyidaw is seeking the replacement of Kyaw Moe Tun, who pledged his loyalty to the opposition after the 2021 coup.
Fri, 11/09/2026 - 16:43
In the context of ongoing transformations to the economy, society, and military, China’s current strategy is particularly alarming, and potentially transformational.
Fri, 11/09/2026 - 16:43
The organization’s smaller members can use a China-India-Russia-dominated forum without becoming subordinate to any single major power.
Fri, 11/09/2026 - 15:50
Breaking down the denuclearization debate from both sides: North Korea and the United States.
Fri, 11/09/2026 - 15:39
New Delhi need not match Beijing militarily to impose disproportionate strategic costs.
Fri, 11/09/2026 - 15:04
MJDA is much like the Cold War’s CENTO and is likely to be just as impactful.
Fri, 11/09/2026 - 14:42
There are multiple different sign languages – some of which are not easily intelligible to deaf people.
Fri, 11/09/2026 - 10:43
Economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific has been the key driver of peace since 1952.
Fri, 11/09/2026 - 10:02
The old establishment elites have opposed Namal’s arrest. They want to preserve a system where one of their own is not jailed for corruption.
Fri, 11/09/2026 - 07:52
The peace process in the autonomous region will continue long after the votes have been counted and a new government formed.
Fri, 11/09/2026 - 05:24
It could end up exchanging strategic flexibility for an upgraded version of the subcontracting economy it is trying to escape.
Thu, 10/09/2026 - 20:07
The September 11 attacks reshaped how the world thinks about – and addresses – terrorism. India is no exception.
Thu, 10/09/2026 - 19:59
Both Tashiev’s lawyers and the prosecutors filed appeals after the July verdict, the former seeking complete acquittal and the latter harsher sentencing. Neither has gotten what they asked for.
Thu, 10/09/2026 - 19:56
There’s a reason the nation's relationship with the U.S. has fluctuated while India’s has largely held steady.
Thu, 10/09/2026 - 17:40
China’s economic success is bringing industrial disruption that empowers populist groups in Europe. That could lead to significant long-term challenges for the Chinese government and businesses.
Thu, 10/09/2026 - 16:33
The daughter of the Uzbek president is head of the presidential administration and now also manager of Tashkent’s ambitious gambit to attract foreign investors.
Thu, 10/09/2026 - 16:11
As Washington and Beijing compete to turn technology into influence, the region needs to negotiate what it gains and what it is expected to give up.
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