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The EU’s Contradictory Narratives on China
Both sides are trying to sustain trade talks and practical cooperation, but the EU’s new security definition of China ma
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Europe Still Has Leverage Over China
Brussels should use the leverage before it slips away.
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Is Taiwan Pinning Its Strategy on an Outdated Vision of America?
Amid generational shifts and Trump-era transactionalism in the U.S., Taiwan should take a page from Singapore’s book.
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Pakistan Adopts Wait-and-Watch Approach as US and Iran Return to Hostilities
Pakistan continues to view the Islamabad MoU that it facilitated as the most viable framework for de-escalation.
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Papua New Guinea Just Closed Taiwan’s Economic Office
Taiwan’s diplomatic space is shrinking along a vital Pacific energy route.
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What India’s Operationalization of Integrated Battle Groups Means for Pakistan
Since the inception of the IBGs, they have been framed as formations to launch offensive operations against Pakistan und
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Progress on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway, Some Challenges Remain
Under discussion for 20 years, the CKU Railway is finally under construction with some hurdles surpassed and other chall
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China, North Korea Exchange High-Level Visits
The visits extend a string of high-level exchanges as Beijing works to keep pace with Pyongyang’s deepening ties with Mo
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EU-Japan-South Korea Cooperation Is Indispensable Now
The trilateral is more feasible – and more important – than ever before.
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Is India Planning an Exchange of Territory With Myanmar?
The territory that could be considered for exchange lies in Manipur’s Chandel district in India, contiguous to Myanmar’s
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The Intensifying Geopolitics of Southeast Asia’s Military Modernization
At a time of growing regional turbulence, nations across the region are seeking to equip themselves with more and better
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Philippines Issues Formal Protest to China Over ‘Dehumanizing’ State Media Video
The Department of Foreign Affairs demanded the "immediate takedown” of the AI-generated video, in which the Philippines
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More Than 500 Feared Dead After Reported Shipwrecks Off Myanmar’s Coast, UN Says
The reports come on top of the 300 people already reported missing or drowned in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 20
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New Zealand’s Trade Agreement With India Reflects a Foreign Policy Shift
The nation is looking to expand and balance its economic and security relationships – and India is at the top of the lis
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Why Gen Z Is Back on the Streets in Bangladesh
A controversy centered on Bangladesh's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exam brought students back out to protest.
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Why China Will Not Sell 5th-Generation J-35 Fighter Jets to Pakistan (Yet)
For China, the decision to sell the J-35 would carry ramifications far exceeding those of any previous Chinese arms sale
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The Gap Between Reform and Local Power in Uzbekistan
One woman’s attempt to stand for election as mahalla chairperson reveals the barriers that remain to inclusive self-gove
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Playing for a Place in the World Through Taiwan’s Baseball Diplomacy 
International sport offers something that conventional diplomacy often cannot: a stage on which Taiwan can appear before
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The State of Cambodia’s Online Scamming Industry
A conversation with journalist and advocate Nathan Paul Southern.
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How Social Media Posts Are Fueling the Dehumanization of Malaysia’s Rohingya Population
The growing negative sentiment about the community bears a disturbing resemblance to the narratives that justified their
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