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Wed, 23/09/2026 - 03:33
Will Washington translate its interest in Gwadar and the region around it into a policy to establish its presence there?
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 20:43
The ego-driven fragility of a world run by Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 17:58
Expect little movement on trade, less on Taiwan, and who knows on tech.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 17:29
Rising youth unemployment, the advent of AI translation, and growing anger against everything foreign are fueling public anger against English education in China.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 16:35
Washington will not slow its own AI labs. Slowing China’s instead would look like safety policy, but it could cost the United States the one AI deal within reach this week.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 15:55
This year’s summit season reveals conflicting visions of global order (and India’s place in it).
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 15:25
In its latest Intergenerational Report, the Australian Treasury lays out five transitions shaping the coming decades.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 15:20
Seoul has previously sent troops to support U.S. military operations in the Middle East. Today, both the external and domestic environments make that much harder to do.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 14:33
BRICS’ New Delhi Summit expanded the grouping’s ambitions, but geopolitical divisions and weak institutional clarity continue to challenge its future.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 14:29
The PLA has stepped up both the scale and intensity of its activities in the airspace and waters east of Taiwan. How can Taipei respond?
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 12:44
His handling of the dollar crisis could define his record before he returns to the voters to seek a second term.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 07:24
As the scion of a prominent political family, Najib Razak inherited both a powerful political legacy and a taste for the finer things in life.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 07:06
A conversation with award-winning Filipina journalist Eunice Barbara Novio.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 06:54
This week's international anti-scam conference is an attempt to distract global attention from Phnom Penh's abetment of criminality on an industrial scale.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 06:44
Hanoi's top leader To Lam met yesterday with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer in New York, where he is set to attend the U.N. General Assembly.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 05:24
The budget, which anticipates a return to strong growth next year, is based on some optimistic assumptions about the direction of the global economy.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 04:01
The United States’ declining interest in India need not be a great setback, as it could open up space for Delhi to resolve most of its core geopolitical issues.
Tue, 22/09/2026 - 03:39
Despite touting its anti-scam credentials, it is unclear whether Phnom Penh will investigate prominent individuals who allegedly enabled and profited from the industry.
Mon, 21/09/2026 - 22:11
The number of Hindu-Muslim clashes is growing as India’s brand of Hindu majoritarianism gains ground in Nepal.
Mon, 21/09/2026 - 22:00
Trump should raise the ethnic unity law directly with Xi and make clear that attempts to enforce it against people in the United States will not be tolerated.
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