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Japan’s Billions Are the Wildcard in Southeast Asia’s Aid Race

Credit: Depositphotos For the last two decades, the contest for influence in Southeast Asia has almost always been conceptualized as a two-horse race: China floods...

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Vietnam’s Top Leader To Lam to Pay State Visits to Australia and New Zealand

To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and president of Vietnam, delivers a keynote address at the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in...

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Where is Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi?

A stencil graffiti image of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi by an unknown artist in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: Photo 49495792 © 1000words | Dreamstime.com The...

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How the World Learned to Live with the Exclusion of Afghan Women

Credit: Photo 186255027 | Afghanistan Women © Tim Gurney | Dreamstime.com Five years ago, when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, the world watched...

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China and Maritime Chokepoints: Hormuz, Malacca, and Indo-Pacific Vulnerability

Credit: Shutterstock The Strait of Hormuz became a focal point of recurring regional tensions and broader power struggles following United States and...

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South Korea’s Matchmaking Boom Is Turning Inequality Into Compatibility

Credit: insung yoon on Unsplash In South Korea, even romance has become a policy target. Across the country, local governments are organizing...

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Penpa Tsering’s Re-election and the Institutional Future of the Tibetan Movement

Penpa Tsering (right) is sworn in for a second term as Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration as the Dalai Lama looks...

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What the 1980s ‘Japan Panic’ Tells Us About Today’s ‘China Threat’

U.S. President Ronald Reagan reviewing troops with Prime Minister Nakasone at an arrival Ceremony at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, May 4,...

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No Enemies, Stronger Army: Kazakhstan’s Strategic Bet

Credit: Facebook / Aqorda When Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev issued a strict, two-year deadline for the comprehensive modernization of his country’s armed...

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What Does Quad’s New Surveillance Initiative Mean for Indian Ocean Security?

From left: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, and U.S. Secretary...

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Why Does Okinawa Have So Many US Military Bases? 

Anti-base signs on the fence separating the U.S. Marine Corps’ Camp Schwab and Henoko, Nago in Okinawa, Japan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Vitalie...

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Asia stocks surge, oil falls on hopes of US-Iran truce deal

Advertisement Business Asia stocks surge, oil falls on hopes of US-Iran truce deal Oil markets have whipsawed this week as investors parse...

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Japan population sees record five-year drop: Census

Advertisement East Asia Japan population sees record five-year drop: Census People walk along the Shibuya scramble crossing under hot and sunny weather...

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‘It’s like diving into coffee’: Rescuers in Laos describe risky mission to free men trapped in cave

Advertisement Asia ‘It’s like diving into coffee’: Rescuers in Laos describe risky mission to free men trapped in cave Cave diving experts...

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