A last-minute order to scale back Ulchi Freedom Shield may have a limited immediate military effect. Its deeper cost is the precedent.

Myanmar’s military-appointed President Min Aung Hlaing is set to continue his diplomatic charm offensive, with reports of a possible trip to Cambodia surfacing as he departed on a state visit to ...

The shape of the Kazakh legislature may have changed, but the politics of Kazakhstan have not necessarily been transformed.

Soldiers assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced install and inspect communications equipment in support of Ulchi Freedom Shield at CP Tango in South Korea, Aug. 11, 2026. Credit ...

These disputes all involve India and the Himalayas – but in these three cases, the other claimant isn’t Pakistan.

Former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok was elected as the leader of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), closing out a six-week race that exposed deep rifts between rival camps aligned with South Korean ...

Until 2022, the DAP had spent six decades in opposition – but gaining a foothold in government has been a mixed blessing.

Bangkok’s recent campaign of diplomatic outreach undermines the bloc’s collective approach to the country’s crisis.

Exposure to extreme heat is costing the South Asian workforce a significant chunk of their pay every year, a series of recently published reports show. The single largest economic cost of heat comes ...

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that Manila and Beijing have made progress in energy talks, despite the ongoing tensions in the ...

The painter was one of 14,000-plus men, women, and children who were sent to S-21 between 1975 and 1979 – and one of just a ...

Following the Japan-Philippines Summit Meeting on May 28, 2026, Japan and the Philippines are to hold negotiations to ...