Bangladesh’s 2026 general election will be consequential, but lasting stability depends on whether the political system can ...

In contrast to the more cautious posture of her predecessor Shigeru Ishiba, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ...

Souring India–US relations under Trump 2.0 expose structural challenges facing Indian foreign policy and the need to ...

Trump’s return to ASEAN has pushed a transactional, economically driven approach that boosts short-term US influence but ...

Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan fuelled nationalist narratives in both Japan and China, straining bilateral ties.

Time will tell how long Takaichi’s popularity can hold against her contradictory economic agenda and political constraints ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ambitious economic program mimics her mentor's 'Abenomics' agenda, but Japan's new ...

Corruption in public infrastructure projects has exposed deep weaknesses in Philippine accountability institutions.

Kuala Lumpur’s rushed, unequal and fragile bilateral trade deal with the US threatens Malaysia credibility as an open, ...

ASEAN’s relief capacity remains largely untested in man-made or geopolitical crises. Despite recent efforts to strengthen the ...

This shift was compounded in October 2025 when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi — a long-time conservative contender — secured ...

The rise of US transactionalism is opening space for middle powers to act as strategic accomplices, regardless of their ...