May 2024

Growing Chinese assertiveness in the East and South China seas has forced the two U.S. allies to reorient their defense strategies.

Manila is seeking to take a major step forward in the modernization of its armed forces, but current economic conditions are challenging.

Alounkeo Kittikhoun and Min Aung Hlaing discussed Myanmar's representation within ASEAN and the bloc’s provision of humanitarian aid to the country.

Truong Thi Mai, the permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat, is the third top leader to step down in the past two months.

Phnom Penh claims that the Funan Techo Canal will give it greater economic autonomy, but Hanoi is concerned about the project's environmental and security implications.

After years of focusing narrowly on economic growth, the Communist Party is seeking a different – and sharper-edged – form of legitimacy.

A standoff between the government and doctors opposed to the plan has shaken the country’s medical system for months.

France imposed a state of emergency for the first time since 1985 as protests against voting reforms morphed into violence.

Russia benefited from China’s successful shuttle diplomacy both in practical ways and because it fit into Moscow’s grand vision for world affairs.

The targeted and restrained nature of the latest round of tariffs suggests the U.S. and China are unlikely to engage in a full-scale trade war this year. But the situation remains precarious. 

Despite a destabilized Korean Peninsula due to North Korean missile developments, acquiring nuclear weapons would be a dead end for Seoul.

Political and security tensions are on the rise, but so is the value of China-India trade.