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For Asia, the disruption to energy markets and global trade is immediate and consequential.

Amid the current conflict in the Middle East, President Lee said that "the need for cooperation between our nations has grown even greater."

The Hormuz oil crisis has exacerbated a long-standing problem, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Anutin's government to address the ongoing “national oil heist.”

Whether or not it was serious, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa's suggestion is a sign of how far the norm of freedom of peaceful navigation has been eroded by the Iran war.

The party's platform clings to the U.S. alliance while ignoring its own commitment to self-reliance and the opportunities of the Asia-Pacific.

As in 2025, Sara Duterte is accused of betraying public trust, misusing government funds, and plotting to assassinate the First Family.

India’s energy security hinges on breaking its dependence on fossil fuels.

Insights from Eyck Freymann.

Despite the campaign rhetoric, so far, there are no concrete signs of a rapprochement with Taiwan by Honduras’ new government.

A country insulates itself from China at its own peril, at least economically. The road to making America great again must go through Beijing.

Closing Suwung landfill is the right decision. But the government has yet to provide sustainable alternatives for Bali's waste.

“There have been no official statements from the Russian side yet, but from unofficial sources, we know it's true,” Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said of the impending stoppage.

Pakistan’s brick kiln industry in particular is known for the peshgi system, which leaves workers forever trapped in debt – and vulnerable to coerced organ donations.

Despite repeated loss of life, Rohingya migration by sea continues.

Views of the Iran crisis vary from the perspectives of U.S. allies in Asia, Central Asia’s oil exporters, and South Asia’s perpetual foes, India and Pakistan.

Even before President Lai’s Eswatini visit was canceled, labor rights lawsuits, abuse allegations, and free speech concerns were bubbling under the surface.

After two consecutive NPT RevCons failed to muster consensus, Vietnam’s U.N. ambassador – and the president-designate of the 11th Review Conference – says this year’s meeting must succeed.

The PLA is sending military signals amid the Philippines-U.S. Balikatan exercise and ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.

Zholdasbay Sagidullayev allegedly approached a district police department building and repeatedly shouted, "Alga, Karakalpakstan!" 

Amid Tokyo’s arms export shift, one massive potential market still remains untapped.