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Islamabad cannot use its own people’s suffering to erase its record of supporting forces that have devastated lives in other countries.

Airstrikes are no longer intermittent dangers as they were two years ago, but a constant hazard. They are part of the people’s daily lives, woven into their collective consciousness.

Could the conventionally-powered KSS-III sub offer a more affordable and timely alternative to the planned nuclear-powered fleet?

Rights groups claim that Nguyen Duc Thuan and Tran Hiep were abducted in Cambodia, in line with a pattern of growing transnational repression by the Vietnamese state.

Will the region's demand for artificial intelligence services justify the enormous outlays of money and resources?

The petition concerned the use of barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers, which some claimed could breach constitutional requirements for secret voting.

Modernization has expanded women’s choices and made the traditional sequence of adulthood – marry, have children, settle near family – less inevitable.

Whether he means to or not, the U.S. president is feeding China’s active disinformation campaigns – especially on Taiwan.

The AUKUS partnership survived the Trump transition, and for Canberra it may be too big a deal to ever let fail.

New Delhi’s difficult decision serves as a masterclass in how personal diplomacy can trap a major power.

One important mantra for the RBAirF: Don’t try to run before you can walk.

Decisions taken in Washington and Beijing increasingly shape European trade, technology, energy, and security.

During a Lee-Trump meeting at the U.N. General Assembly, Seoul said the U.S. president reaffirmed his willingness to talk with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Given what happened in May, Taiwanese may have been more nervous after the latest Trump-Xi summit ended. 

Why did Pakistan declare “an open war” against its one-time protégé?

Following a controversial acquisition, the most pressing question is whether and how Indonesia can convert the vessel into a viable military asset.

The "provisional understanding" between Beijing and Manila over the Philippine resupply of Second Thomas Shoal appears to have broken down.

For Pakistan, the coming days will test whether its mediation capacity can keep pace with a conflict that continues to expand in both geography and complexity.

Khieo Lapchanh is the latest Lao exile to fall victim to the growing authoritarian collaboration between the Mekong region's governments.

Mary Jane Veloso has always maintained her innocence, claiming that a relative tricked into carrying a large shipment of drugs.