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The EU – which is the top exporter of apples to Kyrgyzstan – urged Bishkek against the ban, noting that WTO rules require “exceptional circumstances” to justify such measures.

China has decades of experience in “patriotic education.” What it can learn from Russia is how to use education to support a war effort.

Beijing also wants tailored control over what technology leaves, who acquires it, and what remains in the hands of the Chinese government.

Since the Cold War, Japan and the U.S. have both been seeking normalcy, but they define the term very differently.

Are law enforcement agencies responding swiftly when someone is beaten on the street, or when a mob vandalizes an institution?

Entrenching more group rights would permanently institutionalize the division of Indian society — already an issue — into a large number of groups with different privileges.

To make good on Khurelsukh’s announcement, Mongolia’s foreign policy will require more than two decades of sustained continuity.

A recent academic symposium offers new insights into China’s vision of a “Taiwan Special Administrative Region.”

The election may change the political setting in which India-Israel relations operate, but it is unlikely to erase the interests and institutional links that sustain them.

Discussions highlight the training challenges posed by Japan’s expanding arsenal and opportunities for closer defense cooperation with New Delhi.

In much of the world, Chinese firms introduced local consumers to Japanese aesthetics. Now, they are ready to sell Japanese culture back to Japan itself. 

The myth of the ASEAN FTA as a bad deal is costing India diplomatically.

Lomé’s maritime ambitions, deepening ties with Beijing, and growing coordination with the AES could reshape West Africa’s trade and geopolitical architecture

Under pressure from ARSA and the Myanmar military, the AA is looking to simply move vulnerable villagers to new locations.

Sources say Vientiane is poised to replace Phnom Penh as China’s spoiler in ASEAN.

Given international developments, geopolitical rivalries, and the expertise needed to develop a logistics center, finding a replacement investor will be difficult.

The global index provider MSCI has threatened to downgrade the country to "standalone market" status, potentially triggering billions of dollars in capital outflows.

Unlike most of its ASEAN counterparts, Malaysia can look forward to strong growth, increased state revenue, and shrinking deficits in 2027.

Dili will seek to "ensure that ASEAN’s principles work together in support of peace and the well-being of its peoples," says the country's vice minister for ASEAN affairs.

Over the past few years, the country’s military has received hundreds of thousands of barrels of aviation fuel from Iran’s large tanker “shadow fleet.”