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Don't underestimate the China-Russia partnership; Beijing and Moscow have already cooperated in ways that seemed unthinkable not long ago.

They may have locked up a popular and powerful activist. But this will only convince more Baloch that there is no space for political protest or dissent.

Investigators allege that four individuals deliberately concealed the actual end-user of servers thought to contain advanced Nvidia AI chips.

The Indonesian state has a long history of inserting itself into the economy in ways that have made investors uneasy.

The growing global instability and uncertainty will likely influence the future trajectory of the South China Sea disputes.

AL, the perpetrator of the crime, was just 12 years of age at the time of her mother’s murder.

In late May, the military announced that it had transferred the 81-year-old former leader from prison to house arrest.

Every new generation of microchips uses more energy, water, and toxic chemicals than the last – with Taiwan and South Korea bearing over 90 percent of the burden.

While the latest Japan-South Korea defense ministers’ meeting shows an obvious trajectory of rapprochement between the two neighbors, it also exposes certain boundaries in their defense cooperation.

China’s EV push, the Power of Siberia 2 saga, and Chinese imports of raw uranium supplies may appear to be separate issues. In reality, they tell the same story.

China faces three specific barriers as it aims to produce key chipmaking equipment. Monitoring progress in these areas would help Western countries make better chip and AI policy.

58 sailors from the U.S. aircraft carrier were punished over an LSD distribution case that began while it was homeported in Japan. Did their network reach into Japanese society?

Restarting the bilateral dialogue after a four-year freeze is a bid to loosen China’s grip on a critically-important mineral.

The BrahMos has more potential buyers than ever, but India's defense export ecosystem is still a work in progress.

Insights from Winston Ma.

The outgoing premier is expected to seek the ruling Democratic Party’s chairship amid mounting friction between the presidential office and the DP. 

Japan has earned rising acclaim from U.S. observers as a middle power that complements, rather than threatens, the United States. Yet Japan is not deepening its ties with Washington out of charity. 

Unless the diplomatic momentum abroad translates into economic improvement at home, its impact will be limited.

Before granting Uzbekistan Permanent Normal Trade Relations, Washington needs to use the leverage it has to push Tashkent toward accountability. 

From the National Intelligence Law to two new State Council decrees, China’s official messaging on foreign investment doesn’t match the actual developments on the ground.