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Since taking over the China seat in the United Nations, Beijing’s approach to the global body has encompassed both ambivalence and ambition.

In “To Rule the Waves,” Bruce Jones covers the broad and complex ways the oceans undergird power dynamics across the planet.

The Soviet legacy in Central Asia’s water and energy infrastructure is complex, weaving together conflict and cooperation. 

The 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty became the most important element in the Philippine-U.S. alliance. How can it remain relevant in a changing Indo-Pacific?

Imran Khan is unlikely to lose the army’s support anytime soon.

Launched in the wake of 9/11, the GWOT has had far-reaching consequences across Asia. 

“A new political paradigm may be emerging in Myanmar... The youth-led resistance has bridged ethnic divides in a way that appears genuinely new and important.”

COVID-19, an economic crisis, and a majoritarian dynasty at the helm: Sri Lanka’s future hangs in the balance.

On the 50th anniversary of Malaysia’s New Economic Policy, the middle class it famously built may be collapsing. Will its goal of national unity collapse with it?

It was almost inevitable that fractures would emerge within the Pacific Islands Forum.

Japan has been fixated on the Olympic Movement since the event began. Why?

“China is no place for the Olympics, given that extreme human rights abuses in the country clash with principles enshrined in the Olympic Charter.”