Non-participation carries costs, both for China’s influence in the Middle East and for its broader role in shaping an emerging mechanism of global governance.

In this model, Kim Ju Ae functions less as a trainee for rule than as a reserve source of legitimacy. Even if the leadership ...

New data shows that Chinese exporters are increasingly transiting goods through lower-tariff trade partners. But is the practice legal?

Beijing’s efforts to tighten control over technology outflows are increasingly in tension with the need to sustain domestic ...

What does the recent upheaval in the top ranks of China’s military tell us about politics, security and Xi Jinping’s China?

Taipei’s strategy built a relationship almost exclusively with Paraguay’s Colorado Party, while neglecting opposition actors. That’s not a recipe for long-term success.

As Western donors increasingly tie development aid to political conditions, Japan’s quiet partnership with Rwanda raises a ...

Accurate scrutiny should begin with precision about what the law actually says, how it functions legally, and where ...

Despite the South Korean government’s efforts to downplay speculation linking the tariff hike to the Coupang probe, concerns ...

Indonesia’s government persistently refuses to recognize Indigenous Peoples as rights-holders with authority over their lands ...

In March 2025, the government of Japan announced initial guidelines for how they plan to evacuate 110,000 residents and ...

Growing Japan-Philippines defense ties are linking the East China Sea and South China Sea. Philippine Foreign Secretary ...