China and possibly Russia are selling Iran shoulder-fired air missile defenses MANPADS. Chinese engines power the Russian ...

Amid his 20-minute remarks before the United Nations General Assembly this week, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov took time to complain about sanctions and thank U.S. President Donald Trump for ceasing ...

What look like indications of U.S. abandonment of Taiwan are relatively superficial, while substantive investment in capabilities that could deter China continues apace.

Will Washington translate its interest in Gwadar and the region around it into a policy to establish its presence there?

This year’s natural disaster drill sought to stress-test Taiwan against cascading, multisystem failures – with obvious implications for an invasion scenario as well as an earthquake.

Each of these summits offers a different vision of the international order. The SCO and BRICS both represent the Global South ...

The royal pardon is likely to empower the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and widen the rifts within Prime ...

U.S. President Donald Trump tours the Temple of Heaven in Beijing with China’s President Xi Jinping, May 14, 2026. Credit: Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok. When U.S.

Washington will not slow its own AI labs. Slowing China’s instead would look like safety policy, but it could cost the United ...

The budget, which anticipates a return to strong growth next year, is based on some optimistic assumptions about the ...

The number of Hindu-Muslim clashes is growing as India’s brand of Hindu majoritarianism gains ground in Nepal.

Both those making pessimistic predictions and those confidently rejecting them often rely on thin evidence. Simon Shuster’s ...