New rounds of litigation add to the opaque case of fugitive ex-Kazakh minister Mukhtar Ablyazov.

Forging closer security ties with France seems to be Australia's best regional hedge against U.S. political instability.

Despite being geographically distant, France and Japan share a number of converging interests.

Mukhtar Ablyazov, a staunch opponent of Kazakhstan's president, walks free after three years in a French prison.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture warns that if Ablyazov is extradited to Russia, he will likely end up back in Kazakhstan.

How grounded in strategic reality is the Australian government's decision to purchase 12 new submarines?

How did the onetime frontrunner fail in its bid to build Australia’s next-generation submarine?

The Australian government has allegedly ruled out Japan's sub bid, according to an Australian media report.

A German bid is reportedly losing ground over technical concerns.

Diversification is the buzzword, but in London and Paris deals still revolve around energy.

“At a grand strategic level, France and India’s interests in the Indian Ocean are closely aligned.”

Cambodia's foremost filmmaker discusses his new documentary about colonialism.

A competitive evaluation process will take 10 months to complete.

A "deadlocked alliance" between Beijing and New Delhi may be good news for the United States.

How to explain French obstructionism on Iran? Look to its lucrative regional trade agreements with Gulf Arab monarchies.

Instead of selling Russia two Mistral-class warships, France should sell them to the U.S. Navy.