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March 31 will mark the first deployment of two new Japanese systems: the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP) for island defense and the upgraded Type 12 surface-to-ship missile.

Hoping to avoid a wipe-out at the local elections, the party finally issued an apology. But it’s going to be difficult to shake its pro-Yoon image – especially with the current leadership. 

Wang’s unprecedented consolidation of roles has made the Two Sessions press conference the most authoritative foreign policy signal Beijing produces. It has also made it the most rigid.

The conflict is exposing a hierarchy of energy vulnerability across the Indo-Pacific.

Censorship has been on the rise as the election date, March 15, approaches.

Arab-Iran conflicts have traditionally roiled Shia-Sunni relations in South Asia. Things are a little different this time.

A country of India’s size and energy dependence cannot afford to place all its geopolitical bets on one side of a regional divide.

Countries across the region have banned fuel exports and are attempting to reduce fuel consumption in anticipation of a regional energy crunch.

Nuclear accidents have become opportunities to strengthen and improve nuclear safety – while conveniently forgetting the lasting harm done to the victims.

The underlying structural obstacles have made a genuine nuclear power revival impossible – but Japan’s government seems unaware of this reality. 

In its rush to diversify trading partners amid growing global uncertainty, the EU should not sacrifice the potential of trade negotiations to improve rights and address abusive practices.

The powerful sister of North Korean leader labeled the “Freedom Shield” exercises as war rehearsal while warning of overwhelming deterrent response.

This weekend’s meetings between China’s vice premier and the U.S. treasury secretary and trade representative will help determine the outcomes of the big summit in April.

Iran’s ban on food exports and the disruption of trade corridors are hitting the landlocked economies of Central Asia at a vulnerable moment.

The plan to train thousands of civil servants as National Reserve troops is drawing criticism over risks of militarizing the bureaucracy.

Of course these elections have no real competition. But they are not meaningless.

Both Seoul and Washington want to “modernize” the alliance – but they have different goals in mind.

Primary-source analysis of the 15th Five-Year Plan reveals a computing infrastructure strategy already being deployed in Southeast Asia, with explicit military-civil fusion mandates that current export controls do not address.

Foreign capital is celebrated as a driver of progress by the state, while foreign-funded civil society is painted as a threat.

But the junta is setting up a new propaganda unit in order to send more positive messages.