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When the Gulf was last closed to tankers, Tokyo faced the same dilemma it faces today.

Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, who died this week aged 100, was a close companion of Mahathir throughout his long and tumultuous political career.

What can Andrei Podelyshev’s appointment tell us about North Korea-Russia relations?

Insights from Jouko Ahvenainen.

If Australia is successful in returning to the council in 2029, it will be under significantly different circumstances than when it last held a seat.

With its traditional markets less reliable, Brazil sees immense potential in Southeast Asia's growing economies.

The KRI Sriwijaya is a small aircraft carrier and may be better understood as an amphibious support ship.

Beneath the pageantry, here's the change that matters: Washington has stopped talking about leaving China.

The deal is one of the earliest defense deals between India and the U.S. It is also the one that dragged on the longest.

There are significant opportunities – and risks.

The debate over the death penalty is back in Uzbekistan, this time involving the country’s most senior officials.

The fact that Trump didn’t give anything new away on Taiwan shouldn’t obscure how much ground he has already conceded to Xi.

The UNGA voted to delete those sections 20 years ago. But the issue has acquired renewed political significance as Sino-Japanese relations have deteriorated.

So far, incumbent President Sadyr Japarov and Omurbek Suvanaliev – a politician and former minister of internal affairs – have announced their intentions to run. 

A blueprint for building resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.

The recurring clashes represent the failure of months of diplomacy and external mediation. Where does the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship go from here?

To some, Trump's hospitality was “historic.” To others, it was an attempt to “lull China into a false sense of security.”

Why has India's manufacturing sector has remained stuck at around 15 percent of GDP despite decades of rapid growth?

Muizzu has promised to submit evidence supporting the Maldives’ claim to Chagos to relevant international bodies.

A spate of Republican senators took umbrage at Trump's reception of “a brutal, unelected, and oppressive dictator.”