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North Korea’s missile pipeline to Russia paying strategic dividends
North Korea’s renewed ballistic missile exports are helping Russia sustain its campaign in Ukraine while accelerating…
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Riyadh’s bomb-in-waiting: inside the US-Saudi nuclear deal
“Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt, if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we will follow suit as soon as possible.” This sentiment from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman might…
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Novel follows 5 lives changed forever by Iran Islamic revolution
In The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran, shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize, the 1979 Islamic Revolution is…
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India’s Gen Z: the generation Modi couldn’t silence
You can kill a revolutionary but never kill the revolution. A revolutionary can be silenced, imprisoned or exiled but…
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With spirit of Anchorage dead, no new ideas to end Ukraine War
On the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting in Manila, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian…
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AI race loss fears behind Trump’s planned September hosting of Xi
Managing the risks of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models and protecting intellectual property are set to top…
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Bank Indonesia chief’s resignation signals a deep, hidden crisis
JAKARTA – Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo’s abrupt resignation marks a watershed moment for Southeast Asia’s…
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After Pakistan judge killing, a fight over who claims it
Modern terrorist attacks no longer end when the shooting stops. Increasingly, a second battle begins immediately…
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The South China Sea consensus no ASEAN chair can move
The Philippines came into the 2026 ASEAN chairmanship with the strongest possible hand on the South China Sea. It had…
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China’s zero-tariff play aims to lock in African loyalty
China’s expanding zero-tariff access for 63 lower-income countries — 53 of them African — is far more than a…
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China’s Fields Medals triumph raises bigger math questions
When Hong Wang and Yu Deng received Fields Medals at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia on…
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AI’s ceiling: intelligence, too, faces diminishing returns
The other day, an AI model disproved the Jacobian Conjecture — an 87-year-old open problem that human mathematicians…
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China takes satellite race with SpaceX to sea
This month, multiple media outlets reported that Chinese commercial launch provider Orienspace successfully launched…
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Ukraine’s worst week becomes much better, but not the best
Last week was a momentous one for Ukrainian democracy, and possibly for how the war develops over the next period.…
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Youth-led Indian protestors celebrate minister’s resignation
India’s Cockroach Janta Party ended its five-week multi-city protest after the youth-led movement’s key demand – the…
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The Middle East after the American imperium
For three-quarters of a century, the Middle East operated inside an American frame. Washington was not the only actor,…
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How Japan is putting AI in its cybernetic place
Much of the Western debate about artificial intelligence centers on the machine itself. Could it acquire goals of its…
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Trump’s new tariffs to cost Americans $100 billion per year
US President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a new package of tariffs targeting 60 countries that account for over…
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Politicians vs generals: Ukraine’s long, hidden war within
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has dismissed the country’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, after…
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Pakistan’s only choice is active neutrality in US-Iran war
Not through headlines, but through the electricity bill, the bus fare, the price of vegetables at the local market.…
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Blind spot: The hidden workers behind Indonesia’s digital boom
Today, Indonesia stands as one of the most formidable digital economic powerhouses in Southeast Asia. Bank Indonesia…
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The age of rearmament
Germany chooses rearmament over economic renewalDiego Faßnacht argues that Germany is turning to debt-financed…
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Iran-Iraq-Pakistan ‘axis of sympathy’ signals a reshaping Southwest Asia
Earlier this month, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was buried in his hometown of Mashhad after a…
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New surveillance commons means the end of military concealment
On February 26, 2026 – 48 hours before the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury – Hangzhou-based…
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ASEAN reclaims its centrality as newer blocs wobble and wane
With the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) losing much of its diplomatic momentum, the Association of Southeast…
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Japan’s fake fury over its free-falling yen
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s political fortunes are falling almost as fast as the yen these days —…
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Indonesia doesn’t need China to keep its nickel industry afloat
This is the first of a multi-part series on Indonesia’s nickel industry. China’s nickel investors in Indonesia are…
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Iranians find community in art, culture and memes as missiles fly
Coverage of the conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States has largely focused on battlefield developments,…
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Biillions in Trump tariff refunds won’t unwind the damage done
An Australian clothing company, Nashie, recently received a six-figure refund from the US government, including 6%…
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AI and human ingenuity may be bringing a new golden age of math
In May 2026, OpenAI released a new math result that sent shock waves throughout the world of mathematical research. A…
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US-China moon race could turn into a lunar land grab
Sixty years ago, the United States and the Soviet Union were embroiled in a race to the moon, which the US won. The…
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China’s savvy pivot in courting Muslim Indonesia
Beijing’s long courtship of Indonesia’s Muslim communities reached a new milestone this month, when the Majelis Ulama…
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What Canada’s TKMS sub deal means for the Indo-Pacific
Canada announced at the NATO summit that it will procure twelve Type 212CD diesel‑electric submarines from Germany's…
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The border killing fields separating India and Bangladesh
On the night of May 31, near Sadipur in Jashore’s Sharsha upazila, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel found a…
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Bitcoin dips as Iran oil returns to the dollar system
Bitcoin’s latest weakness cannot be explained only by ETF outflows or a cooling of large-holder demand. There is…
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China tests Scarborough as Manila casts beyond US for help
China’s makeshift platform at Scarborough Shoal may have disappeared, but it has exposed a far more enduring strategy…
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MSCI clock ticking on Indonesia’s broken and untrusted IDX
For decades, Indonesia Stock Exchange’s (IDX) institutional structure has acted as a brake on the growth and global…
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How (and why) AI is eroding US democracy
In the first few weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump announced a massive AI infrastructure project dubbed Stargate.…
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South Korean ballot controversy sparks a new youth movement
A week after South Korea’s local elections, the country’s political conversation is shifting in an unexpected…
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Sino-West trade strains deepen on new tariffs and rules
New tariffs proposed by the United States and stricter regulations from the European Union are increasing tensions…
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How I learned to stop worrying and love American monopolies
The article discusses the author's evolving perspective on American monopolies and market power. Initially concerned…
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Satellite pix said to show Israel’s overt Gaza territorial goals
Satellite images indicate that Israel is constructing military bases in Gaza, contrary to a ceasefire agreement.…
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The human security crisis emerging from the Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical maritime chokepoint that significantly impacts global energy trade and the…
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Oil ‘powder keg’: Trump says Hormuz blockade may last all summer
US President Donald Trump expressed cautious optimism about resolving the ongoing blockade of Iran, although he…
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Why bringing down oil’s price is so hard
The fluctuating price of oil is influenced by ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran regarding a…
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The Shangri-La shockwave and the death of automatic assurance
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a significant shift in the global security landscape at the Shangri-La…
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Indonesia really can’t afford another air pollution crisis
Indonesia is facing a potential air pollution crisis exacerbated by a new super El Niño and ongoing reliance on coal…
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Australia is the victim of an AUKUS ‘bait and switch’
Australia's AUKUS partnership with the US and UK has been altered, leading to concerns in Canberra. The deal now…
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All the reasons Cambodia should join the CPTPP
Cambodia's potential accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is…
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Xi’s new US-China formula signals a self-confident shift in terms
Xi Jinping has introduced a new guiding formulation for US-China relations called 'constructive strategic stability'.…
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