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From Space to the Polar Depths: China Aims for a Three-Dimensional Presence in the Arctic

Credit: Shutterstock Last year, as part of China’s 15th Arctic expedition, two of China’s manned submersibles, the Fendouzhe and Jiaolong, conducted what...

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The Last Maoist: What Next for India?

Credit: Depositphotos On May 21, 2025, Indian security forces killed Nambala Keshava Rao, known as Basavaraju. He was the general secretary of...

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In China, Christianity Is Treated as a Cult

Credit: Shutterstock The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has decided some fundamental tenets of Christianity mark the world’s largest faith as a cult,...

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South Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions Clash With Political Realities

Credit: Depositphotos In the first week of June, two seemingly unrelated events took place in Seoul. On June 3, U.S. and South...

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When the Davidson Window Meets the ‘Xi Window’

Credit: Depositphotos In March 2021, Admiral Philip S. Davidson, then commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that...

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How Saudi Arabia Derailed Pakistan’s Africa Drive

Sudan Air Force Hongdu K-8 Karakorum, 2007. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Melting Tarmac Images Pakistan’s ambitions to become a major defense exporter...

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North Korea’s Quiet Campaign to Be a ‘Responsible’ Nuclear Power

In this file photo, provided on April 14, 2023, by KCNA, Kim Jong Un and his daughter observe the test-launch of the...

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Beijing’s Bullying of Taiwan Threatens Ocean Ecology

The entrance to the 2026 Our Ocean Conference held in Mombasa, Kenya from June 16-18, 2026. Credit: X/ Our Ocean Conference As...

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What Will the End of the Iran-US War Mean for Pakistan?

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signs the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding as guarantor after US President Donald Trump and Iran’s President Masoud...

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Why Bangladesh Is Fencing Its Border With Myanmar

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel detain Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) and security forces personnel seeking refuge in Bangladesh’s Ukhia along the...

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The ‘Tibet Aid’ Cadres System as a Mechanism for Political Control in Tibet

Chinese soldiers patrol on the streets of Lhasa, Tibet, Sep. 7, 2011. Credit: Mo Wu / Shutterstock.com The Tibet Aid Program (TAP),...

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South Korean lawmakers launch probe into ballot paper shortages

Advertisement East Asia South Korean lawmakers launch probe into ballot paper shortages South Korean protesters wave the national flags outside the SK...

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World Cup fever sweeps Seoul as South Korea prepares for Mexico clash

Advertisement East Asia World Cup fever sweeps Seoul as South Korea prepares for Mexico clash Businesses in the country’s capital have reported...

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South Korea launches company to manage US$350 billion US investment pledge

Advertisement East Asia South Korea launches company to manage US$350 billion US investment pledge The Korea-US Strategic Investment Corporation will manage and...

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China unveils white paper on global governance, calls for stronger Global South representation

Advertisement East Asia China unveils white paper on global governance, calls for stronger Global South representation This comes as Beijing seeks to...

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South Korean leader books golf with Trump after ‘pinky promise’

Advertisement East Asia South Korean leader books golf with Trump after ‘pinky promise’ US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee...

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Singapore regains top spot in competitiveness ranking; Asian economies put up strong showing

Advertisement Singapore Singapore regains top spot in competitiveness ranking; Asian economies put up strong showing Hong Kong came in second and Taiwan...

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Commentary: India may be finally ‘Acting East’ but doubts remain in Southeast Asia

Advertisement Commentary Commentary: India may be finally ‘Acting East’ but doubts remain in Southeast Asia India’s increasing military footprint is largely welcomed...

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Commentary: PAS the party to watch in Johor and Negeri Sembilan polls

Advertisement Commentary Commentary: PAS the party to watch in Johor and Negeri Sembilan polls The break between Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) and...

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Johor booms, but uneven growth and housing costs loom over state polls

Advertisement Asia Johor booms, but uneven growth and housing costs loom over state polls Despite Johor’s thriving economy, a North-South divide in...

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