Security

Sending a handful of naval ships to visit every two years will not help countries in the Indo-Pacific. European nations should help reduce their economic dependence on China instead.

Instead of equipping existing trains with anti-collision devices, it is preoccupied with introducing "super-fast" and high-speed trains.

The region is home to a thriving and massively profitable black market trade in small arms, many of them sourced from official military stockpiles.

The BRP Sierra Madre, a warship grounded on a shoal in the Spratly Islands, has become the focus of growing tensions with China.

For North Korea’s military-industrial complex, collaboration with Russia creates a self-perpetuating cycle.

Even as North Korea and Russia intensify ties, South Korea and European countries are discovering new avenues to enhance their security collaboration.

Despite Seoul and Washington’s growing fear of the strengthened ties between Russia and North Korea, there is no need to rule out diplomacy and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. 

The Philippine military has also released video footage of Monday's incident in the South China Sea, which injured eight Filipino sailors, one seriously.

The targeted attack on Hindu pilgrims traveling by bus to a revered temple came weeks ahead of the start of the annual Amarnath Yatra.

Those detained are suspected of having a role in the deadly violence that wracked the archipelago starting in mid-May.

After eight Philippine marines were injured in a melee with Chinese forces this week, some are questioning the response of Manila's foreign allies.

Is China's military the juggernaut some imagine, or a paper tiger like Russia's degraded armed forces? Either way, getting a definitive answer would be terrible for almost everyone.