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Pyongyang is pruning its diplomatic network to concentrate on the partners where sanctions enforcement is weakest and digital evasion infrastructure is already in place.

With the Parseria Foun ba Era Foun declaration, Australia and Timor-Leste hope to build a partnership grounded in equality, shared regional interests, and respectful cooperation between neighbors.

Political friction and logistical barriers limit India’s integration into the evolving connectivity landscape, even as the broader promise of Eurasian integration remains contingent on its inclusion.

To understand what may emerge from the Ninth Party Congress, it is worth examining what these meetings are and how their functions have evolved.

The world has shifted focus away from Afghanistan, much as it did in the lead-up to September 2001, giving dangerous networks room to rebuild.

The NCP was born of revolution, then aligned with Jamaat-e-Islami. Will that partnership outlast the election?

The former president challenged judicial neutrality, and conservative leaders continue to back him, with an eye toward appeasing the increasingly hardline base.

Are the new ties that bind Central Asian countries strong enough to weather drought? 

The war helped secure an election victory for Anutin and Thai conservatives. And that was almost certainly by design.

Five decades after his prescient wartime exposé of the Khmer Rouge, Ith Sarin resurfaces to shed new light on his life ahead of the publication of a new translation.

While Beijing publicly advocates restraint, sustained tensions between the U.S. and Iran serve its strategic interests.

While restraint remains the order of the day, recent developments suggest that rival nations' maritime "red lines" are hardening.

Pakistan’s goal should not be to replace India in Bangladesh, but to foster a relationship based on sovereign equality.

Jakarta will cut trade barriers on more than 99 percent of American imports, in exchange for tariff exemptions for certain key goods.

A host of new initiatives are helping to inoculate Southeast Asia's largest nation against China’s fintech dominance.

The move came a day after Sara Duterte officially announced her intention to run for the presidency in 2028.

Chinese official statements and comments from academics reflect a clear assessment that the polls have not altered the fundamental structure of bilateral relations.

Already, Tarique Rahman has made clear that Bangladesh’s interests would guide foreign policy. China, India, and the United States are recalibrating their approaches accordingly. 

With discussions on a possible new, flexible, regional platform with Turkiye and Saudi Arabia, Pakistan is seeking to build backup security channels in a dynamic region.

The country has rushed to embrace artificial intelligence. Its impacts on jobs, the electrical grid, and water availability need to be taken into account.