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Speaking at the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Cebu, the U.S. secretary of war pledged to "defend our interests and the interests of our allies and partners.”

For several weeks tension between the two neighbors has been growing over a range of issues including transboundary haze and energy supplies.

Two important rulings on political dynasties and the budget system could have significant implications for the Marcos administration.

Faced with multipronged challenges, the country has gradually incorporated AI into its security strategy.

In his annual state of the nation address, Tokayev laid out an ambitious spending spree focused on infrastructure and investment. 

Lula’s victory secures the most important destination for Chinese foreign direct investment in the Western Hemisphere and ends a winning streak for Trump-supported candidates. 

Insights from Eric Setzekorn.

Singapore has spent decades making itself indispensable to a global economy in which it has little control over the behavior of the major powers. Germany might be seeking to learn from that example.

Questions have been raised over the strength of Pakistan’s security commitment to Saudi Arabia ever since the SMDA’s inception in September 2025.

The EU – which is the top exporter of apples to Kyrgyzstan – urged Bishkek against the ban, noting that WTO rules require “exceptional circumstances” to justify such measures.

China has decades of experience in “patriotic education.” What it can learn from Russia is how to use education to support a war effort.

Beijing also wants tailored control over what technology leaves, who acquires it, and what remains in the hands of the Chinese government.

Since the Cold War, Japan and the U.S. have both been seeking normalcy, but they define the term very differently.

Are law enforcement agencies responding swiftly when someone is beaten on the street, or when a mob vandalizes an institution?

Entrenching more group rights would permanently institutionalize the division of Indian society — already an issue — into a large number of groups with different privileges.

To make good on Khurelsukh’s announcement, Mongolia’s foreign policy will require more than two decades of sustained continuity.

A recent academic symposium offers new insights into China’s vision of a “Taiwan Special Administrative Region.”

The election may change the political setting in which India-Israel relations operate, but it is unlikely to erase the interests and institutional links that sustain them.

Discussions highlight the training challenges posed by Japan’s expanding arsenal and opportunities for closer defense cooperation with New Delhi.

In much of the world, Chinese firms introduced local consumers to Japanese aesthetics. Now, they are ready to sell Japanese culture back to Japan itself.