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Pro-American candidates are winning elections, but deep economic ties with China will continue to constrain any significant strategic realignment.

Analysts warn a disruption in Chinese sources of common antibiotics or blood thinners could leave American patients with no reliable alternative.

For Mongolia, the highlights were the bilateral meetings held on the sidelines with Kyrgyzstan, China, and Russia.

The promise of deeper economic cooperation is undermined by punitive measures that could torpedo the India-U.S. pact even before it is signed.

Uzbekistan’s new national development programs prioritize socio-economic developments over democratic reforms.

New Delhi aims to keep BRICS relevant to the Global South while preventing its transformation into a Chinese bandwagon or an explicitly anti-Western coalition. 

More and more Vietnamese are being forcibly displaced to make way for development. Many are reluctant to speak out, because “between a victim and a criminal lies only a fragile line.”

A Pakistani statement signals to Tehran that Islamabad will not undermine a relationship or existing trade ties that have long faced pressure from U.S. sanctions.

The territory's curious status is the result of an unresolved border dispute between Malaysia and Brunei that dates back to the British colonial era.

The opening of the games coincided with Kyrgyzstan's 35th independence anniversary and a major Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.

Maritime security is one of Indonesia’s most demanding defense domains. And at its current stage, Indonesia needs significant help. 

The two neighbors are reshaping the nuclear politics of Northeast Asia – and doing so increasingly in concert with Washington.

Siddiqa argues that Pakistan is not a hybrid regime but a case of constitutional militarism, sanctioned by a parliament that has legislated away its own relevance.

China’s pressure campaign against Taiwan doesn’t end when a country switches recognition to Beijing.

The new rules would hit Tajikistan’s tourism companies while benefiting an affiliated state body.

A new biography of Japan's longest-serving prime minister reevaluates his realist legacy.

While the U.S. still holds considerable advantages gained through its earlier lunar explorations, China’s planned mission could provide it with a crucial edge.

The budget was passed almost 9 months late, amid growing concern that defense spending was being held up – especially funding for drones. 

"This is a region that is arguably now the largest epicenter of synthetic drug production in the world," says the UNDOC deputy director.

What began as an energy policy to reduce crude imports has travelled through the agricultural supply chain and ended up on the dinner table.