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China Owes Climate Accountability to South Asia
Beijing’s responsibility stems not only from its massive contribution to global gas emissions, but also from its capabil
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Can the US Defense Industry Keep Pace with China’s Military Machine?
A quarterly index offers a way to find out.
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What Women in Indonesia and Malaysia Want From Research on Climate and Health
Women's knowledge and perspectives can strengthen the relevance and contextual grounding of climate-health research and
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Rights Groups Links Cambodian Security Companies to Scam Compounds
According to a new report by Amnesty International, many Cambodian enablers of the country's scam industry remain at lar
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China’s Military Build-up Has Created ‘Pressure’ in Southeast Asia, Australian Defense Chief Says
His comments came as Beijing accused Manila of obstructing its attendance at this week's ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meetin
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ASEAN Special Envoy Concludes Humanitarian Mission to Myanmar
During the two-day visit, Philippine Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro oversaw the distribution of humanitarian aid a
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The Promise and Pitfalls of Nvidia’s Venture in Kazakhstan
CEO Jensen Huang received a warm welcome in a country whose aims for AI may exceed its capabilities.
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The Lasting Price of Mbappé’s Apology to China
The commercial fallout for Real Madrid may be temporary, but the precedent for censoring speech beyond China’s borders i
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Japan Advances Deep-Sea Mining as Support for a Moratorium Grows
As the first country to have continuously retrieved rare-earth mud from such depths, Japan is in a position to influence
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‘Made in Vietnam’ Is Harder To Prove Than It Looks
Companies are under increasing pressure to show that goods produced in their new locations are genuinely made there.
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A Judicial Challenge to India’s Paternalistic Anti-trafficking Framework
The Supreme Court distinguishes trafficking from voluntary adult sex work, but legislative reform and effective implemen
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What a China-US AI Safety Channel Needs
Trump and Xi agreed to set up a China-U.S. AI incident reporting channel. But AI companies in both countries don’t curre
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As North Korea’s Loudspeaker Broadcasts Loom, South Korea Has No Good Options
Kim Yo Jong said broadcasts near the border will resume this month. For Seoul, every possible response carries a cost.
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Russian Help Would Make North Korea’s Missile-test Flurry Worse News
Many security analysts have attributed North Korean missile progress to the closer relationship between North Korea and
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Asian Cybersecurity in the Age of AI and Quantum Computing
AI has changed – perhaps forever – the tone and tenor of discussions at Singapore International Cyber Week, and probably
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Promises and Perils of Nepal’s India Pivot
Kathmandu should avoid making sweeping claims that constraints in India-Nepal ties have disappeared or that the anti-Ind
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Delhi’s De-Hyphenation Policy is Taking Shape in the South Caucasus
Azerbaijan backed Pakistan during the May 2025 military clashes. Foreign Minister Jaishankar’s recent visit to Baku is p
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Evolving Scope of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
The two countries have launched the China-Pakistan Information Corridor to counter ‘misleading narratives,’ expand cultu
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Hegseth Seeks to Reassure Southeast Asia of US Security Commitment to the Region
Speaking at the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Cebu, the U.S. secretary of war pledged to "defend our interests and
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Singapore, Indonesia Ready to Address Bilateral Issues Including Haze, Minister Says
For several weeks tension between the two neighbors has been growing over a range of issues including transboundary haze
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