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

Without a new, holistic approach, India will continue to lag in achieving its goal of ending terrorism.

The integration of China’s drone technology with its new amphibious assault ships reflects its military modernization and shift in strategic focus. 

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

Dil Mohammed has been detained in Bangladesh since January 2023. The WGAD just ruled that his incarceration “lacks any legal basis and is thus arbitrary.”

Public executions showcase that the death penalty in North Korea continues to function as a political tool.

Overwork and karoshi – death from overwork – remain deeply sensitive issues in Japan.

Performative ambition failed the Global South – again. 

Once again, the Kyrgyz government has cried wolf as an election approached.

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.

Australia gave up its hosting bid in a deal with rival Turkiye. The backdown is a significant economic and diplomatic blow.

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.