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Security
North Korea Unsettles Kishida Government
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
Tokyo has been left puzzled by some recent moves from Pyongyang.
South Korea’s Yoon Pushes for Strong Resolve Against North’s Nuclear Ambitions at NATO Summit
By Hyung-jin Kim
Yoon Suk-yeol will attend the annual NATO summit being held this year in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11-12 as part of a two-nation trip that includes a stop in Poland.
Will China Change Its Approach to the Ukraine War?
By Zhenze Huang
China's ambivalent stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine reflects its national interests, and is unlikely to significantly change.
ASEAN Needs a Repatriation Plan for a Taiwan Contingency
By Abdul Rahman Yaacob and Muhammad Faizal
ASEAN would not be insulated from any damaging consequences arising from a Taiwan Strait conflict, particularly when it comes to their citizens working in Taiwan.
KJ-600: The Eye in the Sky for China’s Future Carriers
By Rick Joe
Assessing what we know so far about China’s fixed-wing carrier-based airborne early warning and control (AEWC) aircraft.
Al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan: Information Blackhole and Strategic (Mis)communication
By Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
U.S. and U.N. estimates about al-Qaida’s strength and position in Afghanistan differ. Sorting out the reality will require concrete efforts to end the information vacuum.
China-India Border Escalations: A Triangular Explanation
By Ghulam Ali
Why have Sino-Indian border tensions exploded? Three factors are at work: the border disputes, the rise of nationalist leaders in both countries, and the impact of geopolitics.
Vietnam Nixes ‘Barbie’ Release Over South China Sea Map
By Sebastian Strangio
The upcoming film is the latest to fall afoul of the country's censors for depicting a map containing China's "nine-dash line" maritime claim.
Will Japan and South Korea Issue a New Joint Declaration?
By Takahashi Kosuke
In comments to The Diplomat, Prime Minister Kishida refrained from predictions about a second joint declaration to update one issued a quarter of a century ago.
Remaking US Naval Power for the 21st Century
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Brent Droste Sadler.
India Unveils New Critical Minerals Strategy
By Abhishek Sharma
New Delhi has identified 30 minerals considered critical to both national and economic security, part of its vision for Atmanirbhar Bharat.
US Flies Nuclear-Capable Bombers to Korean Peninsula
By Hyung-jin Kim
The flyover is the latest in a series of temporary U.S. deployments of strategic assets in South Korea in response to North Korea’s push to expand its nuclear arsenal.