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Wed, 30/09/2026 - 16:29
What can Andrei Podelyshev’s appointment tell us about North Korea-Russia relations?
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 15:37
Insights from Jouko Ahvenainen.
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 15:31
If Australia is successful in returning to the council in 2029, it will be under significantly different circumstances than when it last held a seat.
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 15:05
With its traditional markets less reliable, Brazil sees immense potential in Southeast Asia's growing economies.
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 14:45
The KRI Sriwijaya is a small aircraft carrier and may be better understood as an amphibious support ship.
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 14:34
Beneath the pageantry, here's the change that matters: Washington has stopped talking about leaving China.
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 11:56
The deal is one of the earliest defense deals between India and the U.S. It is also the one that dragged on the longest.
Wed, 30/09/2026 - 02:19
There are significant opportunities – and risks.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 21:39
The debate over the death penalty is back in Uzbekistan, this time involving the country’s most senior officials.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 17:26
The fact that Trump didn’t give anything new away on Taiwan shouldn’t obscure how much ground he has already conceded to Xi.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 17:10
The UNGA voted to delete those sections 20 years ago. But the issue has acquired renewed political significance as Sino-Japanese relations have deteriorated.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 16:42
So far, incumbent President Sadyr Japarov and Omurbek Suvanaliev – a politician and former minister of internal affairs – have announced their intentions to run.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 16:28
A blueprint for building resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 16:14
The recurring clashes represent the failure of months of diplomacy and external mediation. Where does the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship go from here?
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 15:30
To some, Trump's hospitality was “historic.” To others, it was an attempt to “lull China into a false sense of security.”
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 14:50
Why has India's manufacturing sector has remained stuck at around 15 percent of GDP despite decades of rapid growth?
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 14:46
Muizzu has promised to submit evidence supporting the Maldives’ claim to Chagos to relevant international bodies.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 14:30
A spate of Republican senators took umbrage at Trump's reception of “a brutal, unelected, and oppressive dictator.”
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 14:12
Islamabad cannot use its own people’s suffering to erase its record of supporting forces that have devastated lives in other countries.
Tue, 29/09/2026 - 09:02
Airstrikes are no longer intermittent dangers as they were two years ago, but a constant hazard. They are part of the people’s daily lives, woven into their collective consciousness.
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