Topic
Diplomacy
Indonesia’s President Prabowo to Pay State Visit to India Next Week
By Sebastian Strangio
The planned trip, which follows visits to China and the United States late last year, underscores Prabowo's focus on major power diplomacy over regional engagement.
Erasing Taiwan: Implications of a Growing China-Solomon Islands Partnership
By John Augé and Leon Li
With Honiara as host of this year’s Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, China could see its influence at the regional body soar.
What Next for Japan’s Relations With China?
By KAWASHIMA Shin
And what’s behind the recent flurry of diplomatic initiatives?
Japan ‘Gravely Concerned’ About South China Sea Tensions, FM Says
By Sebastian Strangio
Speaking in Manila, Iwaya Takeshi said that his country's partnership with Southeast Asia was "vital for regional peace and stability,”
Indonesia’s New Diplomatic Playbook: ASEAN on Hold, NAM in Limbo, Giants Ahead
By Xue Song
President Prabowo Subianto has initiated a discernible tilt away from regional engagement toward major-power diplomacy.
Trump, China, and the Truth about the Panama Canal
By Carla Martínez Machain, Michael A. Allen, and Michael E. Flynn
Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the U.S.
Beyond Debt: China-Sri Lanka Economic Relations in a New Era
By Umesh Moramudali and Yunnan Chen
How will Colombo's economic relations with Beijing proceed in the post-default era?
Difficult Days Ahead for Taiwan in the Trump 2.0 Era
By Calvin Chu
Taipei is bracing for reduced patience and heightened pressure from the incoming Trump administration.
With High-level Visits, India, US Look to Sustain Momentum Ahead of US Presidential Transition
By Araudra Singh
The final India-U.S. exchanges before the Trump administration takes office set the stage for the next phase of the relationship.
China-Ukraine Relations and Trump 2.0
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Vita Golod.
Growing Taliban-India Closeness: Should Pakistan be Worried?
By Muhammad Murad
Is Pakistan on the verge of losing its erstwhile friend, the Afghan Taliban, to its arch-rival India?
Christopher Luxon’s Important Trip to the UAE
By Geoffrey Miller
For the first time in a decade, a New Zealand prime minister is heading to the Middle East for more than just a courtesy call.