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How China Is Using Brazil to Reshape Power in the Americas
China is entrenching itself in the Brazilian industrial base and consumer economy, with implications for Chinese influence across the continent.

Inside China’s Rare Earth Empire: The Hidden Costs in Myanmar
Welcome to the dirty side of rare earths, which ironically are key to the “clean energy” transition.

India’s Exercise Trishul: Why Pakistan Should Be Worried
The Indian military has carried out several large-scale tri-service drills over the years, but the recent Trishul exercise was unique.
Blogs
China Power
A New World Order

China’s Low Rights Model Goes Global
China achieved manufacturing dominance thanks to its weaker protections for workers, communities, and the environment. Now it’s exporting that model.
China’s ‘White Paper’ Protests: 3 Years Later
How China’s Smart City AI Is Moving Into Environmental Control
Hongqi Bridge Collapse Is a Warning. China’s Leaders Should Listen.
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means

Never Say Never: The Coming Rapprochement of Taiwan and Elon Musk?
Changing geopolitics and tech supply chain competition may bring the two back from estrangement sooner rather than later. After all, they really need each other.
China and Russia Seek to Deepen Defense and Security Cooperation
A Triangle Across Oceans: Australia, Canada, and India’s Minilateral Experiment
Delhi Explosion and India’s Counterterrorism Response
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific

Bigger and Better: How China’s Fleet is Getting More Dangerous
The shrinking gap between China’s quantitative shipbuilding advantages and the quality of its fleet is a wake-up call for the United States.
What’s Behind the New India-France Defense R&D Pact?
South Korea Eyes Defense Exports to Europe, Middle East
Type 076 Warship Highlights PLA’s Shift Toward Unmanned Aerial Dominance
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion

Singapore Orders Tech Firms to Prevent Spoofing of Government Agencies
The Singapore Police Force says that it has detected an increase in the impersonation of agency names and the "gov.sg" SMS sender ID on major messaging platforms.
Why Vietnam Is Elevating Foreign Affairs to a ‘Core, Frequent’ Mission
Myanmar Junta Amnesties More Than 3,000 Political Prisoners in Advance of Election
Strategic Priorities for ASEAN’s Newest Member
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia

Balochistan Enacts New Law to Criminalize Child Marriage
The legislation sets 18 as the legal age for marriage for both males and females, but effective implementation will require significant reforms.
Pakistan: Entrenchment of the Pretorian Guard
Gaza Peacekeeping: Pakistan’s Delicate Balancing Act Between the US and the Muslim World
As Bengal Elections Near, a Battle Over Bengali Patriotic Songs Grows Shriller
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula

South Korean President Says Unification Is Ultimate Goal
During a press conference on his way to Turkiye, South Korean president shared his view on North Korea.
North Korea’s Execution State: When Law Becomes a Tool of Terror
President Lee Jae-myung’s Latest Headache
South Korea Wakes up to Southeast Asia’s Ballooning Scam Industry
Tokyo Report
News From Japan

Former Defense Minister Nakatani Says Japan’s Next Submarine ‘Will Eventually Need Nuclear Propulsion’
If Tokyo acquires nuclear-powered subs, it would be a significant strategic shift for the only nation to have suffered atomic bombings.
Sleepless at the Top: Takaichi’s Work Ethic Highlights Japan’s Overwork Problem
How Will Japan’s New Leader Approach the North Korea Problem?
Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks: Much Ado About Nothing?
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road

What Intensified Trade With China Has Meant for Border Communities in Kazakhstan
While border areas in eastern Kazakhstan have experienced a boom in economic activities, local community concerns and experiences remain widely neglected.
From Dialogue to Agency: Central Asia’s Strategic Transformation?
Strengthening the Astana-Tashkent Axis
Kyrgyz Authorities Arrest Alleged Protest Plotters Ahead of Election
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia

Try, Try Again: New Bills Submitted to Address the Jackson-Vanik Problem
Two new bills have been submitted to the U.S. Congress to deal with the Cold War-era Jackson-Vanik amendment.
Can the NBA Help Heal China-US Relations?
The Supreme Court’s Tariff Test: What Is at Stake for the Rule of Law and Global Trade
What to Make of the Recent Trump-Xi Summit?
Pacific Money
Economy And Business

Takaichi’s Growth Gamble: The 30-Year JGB Is Flashing a Warning
Japan’s resilience, despite the world’s highest public debt ratio, stems from its debt structure. But the conditions undergirding that structure are changing.
Gender and the Political Economy of the Asian Sports Media
How Asia Is Navigating America’s Fading Financial Control
South Korea’s Semiconductor Dependence Is Becoming a Structural Economic Risk
Oceania
The South Pacific

Trump’s Deportations Threaten the US Relationship With the Pacific, and China Seeks to Capitalize
Increased deportations and unequal and growingly restrictive visa policies are jeopardizing the trust built by decades of hosting Pacific Islanders – while China moves in the opposite direction.
What the Liberal Party Is Missing About Australia’s Energy Future
Why Did Australia Drop Its Bid to Host the COP31 Climate Talks?
Australia Revokes Visa of South African Neo-Nazi
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Asia Geopolitics

Don’t Call It a Deal Just Yet: South Korea to Pursue Nuclear-powered Submarines
There’s a tremendous amount of uncertainty as to what was actually agreed to.












