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Does receiving a Chinese education sway Asia’s leaders and, by extension, foreign policy?

After roughly 10 months in power, the differences between Takaichi and Abe are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. 

Thousands of miles from Afghanistan, prescriptions are being written by Afghans for the country’s future – a future without Taliban rule. 

The Kuril Islands dispute is not just a territorial dispute between Russia and Japan but reflects the larger complexity of geopolitical dynamics in the Indo-Pacific Region.

In many Asian countries, letting an AI-generated error slip through could mean not only reputational harm but legal and political persecution

Although Japanese leaders have been publicly quiet, this incident highlights several points of concern that have existed since the second Trump administration.  

Male “anti-fan” livestreamers invaded a boy-band training event -- and targeted the largely female fan base.

With a below replacement-level birth rate and a booming elder population, One Nation’s anti-immigration stance, combined with its critique of superannuation, is a toxic combo. 

The change in form promised by Kazakhstan’s new parliament does not appear to be matched by a change in its function.

The TTP has stepped up its presence along the Karakoram Highway, even as Pakistan and China discuss $1.8 billion in financing to realign its Thakot-Raikot section.

The Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party are objecting to Rahman visiting Delhi.

Climate change and the Iran war are driving many European consumers to Chinese-made electric vehicles despite EU tariffs. 

As Bangladesh’s tribunal for 1971 atrocities is being used to prosecute journalists, the line between accountability and revenge is being tested. 

China is poised to become a global powerhouse as both a source and destination for international tourism.

The catastrophic flood this week proves that Tibet needs to be at the center of international climate security discussions.

Melting ice, unstable terrain, landslides, river blockages, sudden lake releases, and extreme weather can all combine in unpredictable ways.

In an international system increasingly characterized by strategic distrust, contested borders, fragmented and overlapping alignments, the capacity to communicate with one’s rivals remains critical for conflict management.

How are Southeast Asia's governments facing up to the challenges of AI?

From being mocked for being inexperienced and incompetent, he is now emerging a sought-after leader of India’s youth.

Nine years on, Rohingya refugees still wait for justice and home. But they haven't given up hope.