East Asia

Japan has new ministers of defense and foreign affairs as Kishida looks to shore up public support and head off potential challengers from within the LDP.

Parsing Seoul’s multi-billion dollar arms sale to Australia, and what it tells us about South Korea’s defense industry.

Taiwan’s election season will likely stabilize the cross-strait situation, but all bets are off when the new administration comes into office.

Analysis of 30 years of U.N. data reveals that China and Russia have been far more successful in winning support for their positions from the global community.

Kim Jong Un is in Russia, his first foreign destination since the pandemic started. What will be on the agenda when he meets with Putin?

Despite efforts by Beijing and Moscow to align their official memories of the war for strategic ends, a large-scale analysis of state media coverage shows that any convergence is one-sided and shallow.

Mongolia's government is taking pains to keep traditional nomadic culture alive – and hoping to boost revenue streams as a byproduct.

A recent debate over the legacy of independence struggles and anti-communism reveals a long-running ideological divide.

Mapping the BRI's growth over its first 10 years – and its transformation from a Eurasian transit corridor to an initiative with global scope.

Pyongyang and Moscow confirmed the trip, which has sparked concerns about a potential arms deal.

Insights from Una Bērziņa-Čerenkova.

A successor to the PLAN’s workhorse, the 054A, has been rumored for a decade. Now it’s finally here.