May 2024

Kyrgyz jazz musician Vikram Ruzakhunov was detained, tortured, and forced to make a false confession amid the chaos of the January 2022 events. It’s yet to be seen if justice will be ultimately served.

Lithuania’s experience provides a wake-up call for Southeast Asia about the risks of economic coercion.

Prosecutors had accused them of attempting to paralyze Hong Kong’s government by securing the legislative majority necessary to veto budgets.

India's diversification of arms partners has led to a trust deficit with major suppliers, who could be reluctant to transfer the technology New Delhi requires to truly indigenize its defense industry.

Besides China's expansive trade ties in the Middle East, it has increasingly sought to play a diplomatic role in the region.

The many shared interests between France and Japan should allow them to be very close partners, yet they are not. Why? 

In the wake of leadership upheaval in Iran, the enduring alliance between India and Iran concerning the Chabahar port is poised to remain steadfast. 

New criteria are needed to fund climate resiliency for vulnerable island nations that are ineligible for cheaper financing reserved for low-income countries, says President Muizzu.

Bangkok says that membership would help boost the country's global economic and political profile.

The island nation is far from alone in adopting a “look north” policy. It's time for Canberra to take a long, hard look at why.

The balloons, laden with trash and manure, were characterized by North Korean officials as a response to South Korean leafleting campaigns. 

Insights from Jing Bo-jiun.