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“Economic statecraft is not as simple or easy as Chinese decisionmakers think or as U.S. policymakers and external observers might fear,” argues Audrye Wong, author of a new book on the topic.

The award did not settle maritime disputes in the region. But it did fundamentally clarify the interpretation of maritime entitlements under UNCLOS – and forced countries to clarify their claims in turn.

The U.S. wants explicit alignment, but China’s more flexible approach to strategic competition resonates with Pacific Island states.

Goodbye INDOPACOM and hello (again) Middle Eastern distractions.

By adding legal backup to state control of Chinese private companies, Decree No. 837 affects any country receiving their investments. This regulation matters well beyond China itself. 

A region once associated with security crises, mined frontiers, and closed border crossings is increasingly characterized by negotiation, pragmatic compromise, and regional connectivity.

Will Central Asia’s fix for its energy crisis merely trigger another?

While Bangladesh's domestic politics have undergone huge change over the past two years, its relations with China have displayed greater continuity than rupture.

While negotiations for the licensed manufacture of F414 jet engines in India continue, the off-the-shelf procurement cost of some F414 engines for the AMCA prototype has tripled.

Chadchart Sittipunt, an independent, has replicated the landslide victory that delivered him to the governor's office in 2022.

There are no official statistics on acid attacks on women in Pakistan. But an estimated 200 cases are reported each year.

Jakarta is one of a growing cohort of nations seeking to safeguard under-16s from cyberbullying, online fraud, and pornography.

U.S. trade pressure could prove to be exactly the catalyst ASEAN needs for integration

The world should not forget about Pakistan’s human rights abuses, even as the state tries to overhaul its image.

Stylistically, the Islamabad Memorandum fits perfectly into U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealmaking and diplomatic record. It's also extremely fragile.

Eurasian-Indo Pacific connectivity begins with Mongolia and India.

The Fujian’s Taiwan Strait transit highlights both the progress and the limits of China’s carrier ambitions.

Washington has spared India’s generics from its new drug tariffs. But the real exposure running through India’s pharmacy lies upstream, in China – and it is the West’s problem too.

Despite its vocal support for UNCLOS, ASEAN has not recognized a legal judgment brought under the convention’s framework.

New Delhi’s accelerating militarization of drone technologies not only risks deepening existing asymmetries, but will also fuel a regional drone arms race.