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If talks progress and the war ends with a permanent solution, Pakistan will emerge as a crucial player in West Asia. If not, it can expect turmoil.

Beijing makes a strategy shift.

A logistics specialist discusses the nuts and bolts of getting goods to market as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continues into its second month.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has cut off a key source of helium, threatening the global semiconductor supply chain.

The disruption of oil and gas supplies from the Middle East is compounding the impacts of the Trump administration's tariffs.

External threats have prompted India’s enhanced military presence and upgradation of infrastructure along the Siliguri Corridor and in the Northeast.

If confirmed, the trip to Beijing would be To Lam's first since his historic appointment as state president earlier this week.

Since its founding, AmCham has played an important role in shaping U.S.-Mongolia business relations.

For Belgrade, the logic behind the acquisition of Chinese CM-400AKG missiles is multifaceted.

The young leader's sudden rise raises questions about the future of Mongolia's democracy and its balanced approach to foreign policy.

In an era defined by overlapping crises and intensifying strategic competition, the two nation's security partnership is more important than ever.

Whatever goodwill Lee’s expression of regret over past drone incursions may have produced, Pyongyang's hostile posture toward South Korea remains unchanged.

The state has shown that domestic change is possible at the sub-national level. Can Australia leverage that momentum to shape the sector’s regional transition?

For Islamabad, mediation is not a display of geopolitical muscle but an act of strategic self-preservation.

Authoritarian systems rarely resist reform. Instead, they use it as a means of renewing and strengthening themselves.

The U.S. appears to have set aside its ambition of pursuing regime change in Iran, as it is now negotiating directly with the system it sought to replace.

China’s preferred style of mediation involves quiet and behind-the-scenes facilitation rather than high-profile spectacles or photo-ops.

Reading the tea leaves in South Asia and the Middle East, Beijing is positioning itself as a peacemaker and a stabilizing force in the present geopolitical flux. 

The Iran war is not merely an economic shock for the Philippines, it is a strategic stress test of the Marcos Jr. administration’s pro-U.S. alignment. 

Insights from Frank Dikötter