Poor-quality construction continues to plague China because the incentives haven’t changed. 

Trilateral arrangements are not uncommon in the Indo-Pacific, but this one stands apart for three reasons. 

Seoul had apparently picked two priority regions in its quest to become a top-four global defense exporter.

With an election on the horizon, the party’s electoral appeal is waning, with neither powerful policy pledges nor inspiring leadership in sight.

The proposed rules to address the menace of deepfakes are technically unfeasible, socially naïve, and legally clumsy.

During a press conference on his way to Turkiye, South Korean president shared his view on North Korea.

If Tokyo acquires nuclear-powered subs, it would be a significant strategic shift for the only nation to have suffered atomic bombings. 

China seems to have decided to freeze out the Takaichi government for as long as it takes.

Central Asia’s emerging regional architecture, its drivers, and the barriers to future progress. 

Two new bills have been submitted to the U.S. Congress to deal with the Cold War-era Jackson-Vanik amendment. 

Japan’s resilience, despite the world’s highest public debt ratio, stems from its debt structure. But the conditions undergirding that structure are changing.

For the last decade and a half, the Liberal Party has been tying itself in knots over energy policy. The world is moving on.

Welcome to the dirty side of rare earths, which ironically are key to the “clean energy” transition.

There’s a tremendous amount of uncertainty as to what was actually agreed to. 

Photojournalist Lorenzo Tugnoli was in Afghanistan between 2019-2023, a pivotal time of transition and upheaval.