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Japan to Pay First Visit to Cambodian Naval Base Funded by China
Phnom Penh is eager to demonstrate that Ream Naval Base will be open to foreign navies, though Western suspicions are likely to persist.
Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source:
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A Roadmap for South-South Cooperation
Greater Global South solidarity is the only viable solution in the face of the seismic political shifts in the West.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Indonesian Finance Minister Denies Resignation Rumors After Market Plunge
The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index plunged more than 7 percent, forcing it to suspend trading for the first time since 2020.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Are Investors Pulling Out of Southeast Asia?
Across the region, international markets are responding to the growing level of uncertainty and risk in the global economy.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Southeast Asiaโs Quest for Digital Sovereignty
Data is the oil of the 21st century, and Southeast Asia risks pumping its reserves into foreign tanks. The need for the region to develop its own technological infrastructure has never been more pressing.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Kazakhstan Buries Time Zone Issue
One year after merging two time zones, the governmentโs decision is final.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Why Did Japan Cut Funding to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women?
Japanโs decision to end its contribution to the U.N.'s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both diplomatically and symbolically.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:How the US Aid Freeze Shook up the Geopolitics of Nepalโs Power Tradeย
The Trump administration froze a $500 million grant to Nepal, changing the calculus of the China-India-U.S. tug of war over its power sector.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:As Impeachment Verdict Nears, Yoonโs Public Support Remains Dismal
A recent poll found Yoon's approval rating has dipped even below the immediate post-martial law period โ contrasting with other polls showing a pro-Yoon bounce.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Noshki Bus Attack: The Baloch Liberation Armyโs Evolving Suicide Attack Strategyย
Days after a major train hijacking, the BLA targeted buses carrying Pakistani security forces. Both attacks highlight the BLA's new strategy of combining suicide attacks with conventional guerrilla warfare.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs 2 Sessions: Slow Growth Collides With Tech Supremacy
China faces a paradox: structural challenges and slowing growth associated with the old economy, and a high-tech, globally competitive industrial sector in the new economy.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:In the Face of Disengagement and Distrust: Civics Education in Australia Is Critical
A new report outlines the importance of strengthening civics education in Australia.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Cambodiaโs Hun Sen, Myanmar Junta Celebrate Closure of US-Funded Media Outlets
The U.S.-funded broadcasters Radio Free Asia and Voice of America have long been a thorn in the side of the region's repressive governments.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Cambodia Willing to Use Force to Defend Sovereignty Over Temple, PM Says
The disagreement bears a close similarity to the dispute over Preah Vihear temple, which led to armed clashes during 2008-2011.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Tensions Rising in the Philippines After Former President Duterteโs ICC Arrest
The ex-leader may finally face justice for his bloody โwar on drugsโ, but the country he leaves behind is increasingly divided.
Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source:Trump, Tariffs, and Americaโs Global Messaging
The Asia Geopolitics podcast discusses the latest developments in Washington and their implications for Asia policy.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:China Watches, Taiwan Learns: Ukraineโs War and the Indo-Pacific
Over the course of a year-long study, we analyzed the campaign in Ukraine, comparing it with Taiwanโs military strategies and defense posture. Hereโs what we found.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs Dwindling Marriage Rate Is Fueling Demand for Brides Trafficked From Abroad
The question of who Chinaโs leftover men will marry is becoming a pressing issue for Beijing. The governmentโs response will shape the countryโs future for decades to come.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:With Luxon Visit, India-New Zealand Ties Scale New Heights
Historically underemphasized, New Delhi-Wellington engagement is now gaining strategic and diplomatic prominence.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Afghanistan, Pakistan Point Fingers Over Islamic State Presence
Each government is attempting to blame the other for the continued activities of ISKP. Meanwhile, the group continues to conduct attacks.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:India Needs to De-weaponize Misinformation
Indian law needs to fix the meaning of fake news and misinformation and needs to be tied to the public interest rather than to the interest of the state.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Cancellation of RFE/RLโs Grant Called โIllegalโ and a โGiftโ to US Adversaries
RFE/RL leadership has pushed back on the decision by its parent organization, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, to cancel its grants, calling the move outright "illegal."
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Argentinaโs President Milei Ignores Asia
It is evident that Asia โ with its immense economic development and limitless opportunities for Argentina โ has no place in Mileiโs libertarian world.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Taiwan Looks to Crack Down on Chinaโs Influence and Espionage Activities
From military espionage to pro-China Taiwanese influencers to local government officials, the Lai Ching-te government is seeking to curb infiltration by Beijing.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:Nahid Islam on Bangladeshโs New Youth-Led Political Party
โWe do not want the Awami League to participate in the elections.โ
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source:What Southeast Asian Countries Can Learn from Vietnamโs History of Negotiating Territorial Disputes with China
The involvement of an extra-regional great power in a small powerโs territorial disputes with China may prove counterproductive.
Published on: March 17, 2025 | Source: