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Will China Become Iranโs Major Defense Partner?
Given Iranโs lost trust in the quality of Russian systems and the urgency of rebuilding its air defense system, is closer China-Iran cooperation on the horizon?
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:
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Why Google Maps Canโt Guide You Through Seoul
Few realize that South Korea bars foreign companies from exporting the mapping data necessary for digital map services. That may soon change.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:India, the Quad, and Chinaโs Shadow: Building a Coherent Indo-Pacific Strategy
The Quad must evolve from rhetoric to action with a unified strategy that fully integrates India and counters Chinaโs multifront challenge across trade, tech, and security.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Asian Universities Rise in Global Sustainability Leadership Rankings
Amid global SDG funding gaps, Asian universities are stepping up as leaders in sustainable finance, driving research and innovation to shape a more sustainable future.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:China and Pakistan Mull a Beijing-led Alternative to SAARC
How far can South Asian regional cooperation go without India on board?
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Why Is Japanโs Tiny Kurdish Community at the Center of a Political Storm?
Faced with right-wing attacks amid a growing national profile, Japanโs Kurds could benefit from simple, pragmatic policymaking.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:The Unexpected Consequences of War Between Iran and Israel on Afghanistan
The direct conflict between Iran and Israel severely impacts Afghanistan, which is struggling with fragile governance, economic crisis, and insecurity under Taliban rule.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:The US Aimed at Iran But Might Have Hit Central Asia
Is Washington ready to subordinate its talk about advancing sovereignty and economic prosperity in Central Asia in favor of trying to isolate and impoverish Iran?
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Japanโs MHI Launches 11th Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF
Japan is betting on smaller, missile-laden frigates that are cheap to operate and easy to keep deployed.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Why the 2025 UN Conference Must Deliver on the Rohingya Crisis
Seven years on, the refugee camps are still full. Rohingya futures are still frozen. And the promises from the international community remain, for the most part, unfulfilled.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:How Netflix Both Supercharges and Risks Derailing South Koreaโs Content Industry
Many of South Koreaโs most successful global hits were released through Netflix, but its growing monopoly is stoking concern.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:A Region of Opportunity? US Policy and the Future of Central Asia
Central Asia has rarely occupied a prominent place on the U.S. foreign policy agenda, but the regionโs dynamism shouldnโt be ignored by Washington.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs Steady Ascent to the Moon: How Beijing Is Rewriting Lunar Geopolitics
Chinaโs lunar ambitions have evolved from symbolic flag planting to a systematic push for permanent space infrastructure.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Who is the Dalai Lama and why does he live in exile?
The Dalai Lama, now 90, remains at the centre of China's complicated relationship with Tibet.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:China Car Crash Plan Targeting Hsiao Bi-khim Shocks Taiwan
Reports of an attempt to cause a car crash targeting the current vice president meshed with political controversy in Taiwan.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Data platforms such as Stocktwits may hurt long-termย forecasts
Since the beginning of the century, the number of satellites orbiting Earth has increased more than 800%, from less than 1,000 to more than 9,000. This profusion has had a number of strange and disturbing repercussions. One of them is that companies are selling data from satellite images of parking lots to financial analysts. Analysts [โฆ] The post Data platforms such as Stocktwits may hurt long-termforecasts appeared...
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:How Indonesia Is Using Its Green Sukuk
The increasing use of these Islamic financial instruments reflects the growing sophistication of Indonesia's capital markets.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Kanye West blocked from entering Australia over Hitler song
Kanye West has long sparked controversy over his anti-Semitic remarks and has declared himself a Nazi.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians
It is the country's first formal "truth-telling" inquiry that ran for four years from 2021.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:S. Koreaโs role in a Taiwan crisis on which North might piggyback
This article was first published by Pacific Forum. It is republished here with permission. The new president of South Korearemains cautiousin articulating a position on a potential Taiwan contingency. Still, public and policy discourse within Korea has been active, often gravitating toward a stance of deliberate restraint, arguing that the North Korean threat justifies non-involvement [โฆ] The post S. Koreaโs role in a...
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Trump threatens Japan with tariff up to 35% as deadline looms
It would be well above the 24% tariff imposed on Japan as part of the so-called "Liberation Day" in April.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Qantas data breach exposes up to six million customer profiles
The airline was hit by a cyber attack on a platform storing names, email addresses and phone numbers.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Decoding ASEANโs Measured Engagement with BRICS
Why has only Indonesia pursued full membership, while Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam remain content as โpartnersโ of the grouping?
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:China Sanctions Former Philippine Senator For South China Sea Advocacy
Francis "Tol" Tolentino helped author two recent pieces of legislation asserting Manila's claims in the disputed waterway.
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:Chinese pressure stresses Taiwanโs democracy
Internationally, Taiwan is mostly celebrated for its success in building a liberal political system despite the persistent threat of PRC military attack. โTaiwanโs democracy Is thriving in Chinaโs shadow,โ we read; โresilient,โโrobustโ and โvibrant,โโa triumph.โ But Taiwanโs political system has been in crisis since the 2024 elections. The two major parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and [โฆ] The post Chinese pressure...
Published on: July 02, 2025 | Source:End of the Line: Hong Kongโs Last Opposition Voice Falls Silent
As Hong Kongโs last lawful pro-democracy group, the folding of the League of Social Democrats has brought an era of public dissent to a close.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Will Dalai Lama reveal succession plan as he turns 90?
The exiled spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism is due to release a video message in his birthday week.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Europeโs Dangerous Gap in China Expertiseย
Most European capitals still treat China expertise as a background resource, not a strategic asset. That needs to change.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Russian Authorities Consider Additional Fees for Visiting Foreigners, Migrant Workers
At present, a number of fees are already required for a variety of migration-related documents and processes. But Moscow might expand the list.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:BTS are back: K-pop band confirm new album and tour
The kings of K-pop are returning after all seven members completed their military service.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:The Deadline for Trumpโs โReciprocal Tariffsโ Is Looming
How are other countries responding to the threat that the U.S. tariffs will be re-applied from July 9?
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Involvement of Regional Actors Complicates the Insurgency in Balochistan
The Baloch struggle for independence from Pakistan now involve a growing cast of characters (and victims).
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Silicon Statecraft Alignment: Taiwanโs Strategic Bet on US-Led Export Controls
Taiwanโs June 10 entity list update is no mere technical fine-tuning โ it marks a shift in both regulatory burden-sharing and further security alignment with the U.S.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:CSTO Foreign Ministers Meet in Kyrgyzstan
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan was absent, as Yerevan continues to weigh formally leaving the organization after having frozen its participation in 2024.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Charm and Coercion Shape Chinaโs Expanding Security Footprint in Southeast Asia
Beijing seeks to replace the U.S. as a primary security partner for Southeast Asian states, and it has been actively pursuing that goal in recent years.
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