Features

Views from Australia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan.

From recruitment to possible ideological shifts to opportunistic cyberattacks, a prolonged conflict in the Middle East may have serious consequences for the region.

New Delhi and Washington have gone from apprehension to close collaboration on the development of India's space program.

While New Delhi denies any involvement in extraterritorial killings, mounting body counts of anti-Indian militants overseas raise suspicions to the contrary.

Their role in the anti-junta resistance is crucial but not known widely.

Russia’s providing advanced nuclear assistance to North Korea is more likely and more sustainable than often assumed.

Competition for rare-earth mineral wealth on the seafloor could lead to further tensions and even conflict.

“If you are Afghan, you have no rights, and actually, your status does not make much difference.” 

There is no shortage of raw lithium. China’s dominance of lithium processing is where the potential problem lies.

India this time around has taken a much stronger pro-Israel stand than is typical during Israeli-Palestinian conflicts.

What three different countries can tell us about the global debt problem – and China’s role in both debt distress and debt relief.

Both Russia and Ukraine have used loitering munitions successfully in the current war – and China is watching closely.