Comparing the 2024 and 2025 Beijing Xiangshan Forums, the transformation in China's messaging was unmistakable.

The emerging alliance cannot be interpreted as an asymmetrical partnership in which one party dominates. Both see value in the partnership.

The top U.S. priority for alliance modernization is the one that causes the most concern for South Korea.

Yes – but it takes much more than just a prison sentence.

While the constraining environment is a reality, so are the resilience and innovation demonstrated by women in Afghanistan.

Three months after taking the presidency, Lee Jae-myung introduced the "END" initiative during his address at the United Nations.

Takaichi’s popularity among LDP supporters stems from conservative bona fides. But her win would also be a landmark for gender equality.

Trump should become the first U.S. president to visit the region and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the C5+1 in a summit with the five Central Asian presidents.

Kazakhstan has agreed to purchase 300 freight locomotives to the tune of $4.2 billion; Uzbekistan will buy at least 14 Boeing jets, in a deal said to be valued at $8 billion.

Despite the recent turbulence in the relationship, geopolitical realities will continue to push New Delhi to seek a closer relationship with Washington.

The economist articulated a series of statist economic principles that continue to guide decision-making in Indonesia to the present day.

With China-Taiwan rivalry, China-Western competition, and big carbon emitters at odds with the islands on climate policy, there is plenty of tension to go around.

The regional director of Terre des Hommes Netherlands speaks with The Diplomat.

Under the agreement, the two countries pledged that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both.”

For decades, men ruled the farms in Bihar. Now, it’s women who are reshaping the agricultural economy.