Diplomacy

"We believe in ASEAN centrality when it comes to addressing the crisis in Myanmar, which is the most acute security crisis that Southeast Asia is facing right now."

Despite the visit, what Russia and China will be willing to do for each other beyond diplomatic comfort remains to be seen.

New Delhi will retain its partnership with Moscow, not to keep Russia away from China but despite Russia’s growing proximity to Beijing.

Insights from Mordechai Chaziza.

“You break it, you own it”: China has broken many of its relationships with its neighbors; now Beijing must own the results.

Since establishing ties in 2017, China has invested significant effort in Panama and made important, if uneven, progress in building influence.

Beijing is paying close attention to the rapid developments in the Philippines-U.S. alliance, and China is not happy with what it sees.

With Yoon and Kishida less than ideal midwives to a new relationship, there’s a real need for Washington to help move things along.

China and Russia are not in lockstep across the board, but they are clearly in strategic alignment at a global level.

Chinese officials took the opportunity to voice their opposition to a recent expansion of the U.S. military presence in the Philippine archipelago.

India is planning two additional canals that will draw water from the transboundary river, impacting water flows to Bangladesh.

Iraq’s geostrategic location and oil resources make it a crucial point in China’s Belt and Road Initiatives.