The elevation of a former ambassador to Mongolia signals a shift in diplomatic execution – but the change can only go so far.

Conventional deterrence alone overlooks the vector of conflict most likely to define a cross-strait crisis: civil defense.

Taiwan could end 2026 without awarding a single new large-scale contract for domestically produced combat drones.

The pledge came as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul hosted the country's military-appointed president, Min Aung Hlaing, in Bangkok.

Rising demand will keep coal the backbone of India’s power grid in the coming years. This buys time for executing an energy transition, if India can see through its plans. 

South Korea’s strategic challenges – and the potential solutions – make the case for democratic multilateralism. 

Few development actors in the region can currently match Tokyo’s combination of credibility and quality.

The North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 expired in 2022. An important bipartisan effort seeks to reauthorize it. 

The cause of the crisis can be attributed to both external and internal factors, highlighting Mongolia's energy insecurity. The cure might be a path toward transportation electrification.

The program, which launched as a pilot in August 2025, is now permanent and at present affects the citizens of 50 countries.

Despite its rapid industrialization, the country's economy is not creating enough jobs that make productive use of advanced skills.

The conditions in and around Australia’s Aboriginal camps, such as the one where a 5-year-old girl was murdered in April, are shameful for one of the world’s wealthiest countries.

Two years after Sheikh Hasina's ouster, what is the role of Islamist movements in Bangladesh?

How transactional is the massive shift in their relations and how sensitive is it to the Ukraine war?

The ruins of Engilcheck, a Soviet-era mining boomtown in the Tien Shan mountains, are still home to a small but thriving community.