Codifying the Six Assurances can constrain unstable executive decision-making only if Congress turns historical commitments ...

Norway’s cancellation of the Naval Strike Missile deal for Malaysia’s littoral combat vessel program, despite Kuala Lumpur having already paid 95 per cent of the contract, has raised doubts about the ...

Japan is reframing its US$550 billion investment commitment to the United States as a strategic tool to strengthen its own demand-side economic security. Rather than focusing on supply-chain ...

After months of US and Israeli strikes in 2026, Iran must rebuild its missile force if it is to deter further attacks on its territory. Tehran has collaborated with North Korea on missile technology ...

Japan’s US$10 billion POWERR Asia initiative, announced in April 2026 to strengthen Southeast Asian energy resilience amid the Strait of Hormuz conflict, addresses immediate fossil fuel supply chain ...

In March 2024, Hanoi and Canberra elevated their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) — Vietnam’s highest diplomatic tier — making Australia one of its most trusted partners. But with ...

Bank Indonesia’s independence, a cornerstone of Indonesia’s post-Asian Financial Crisis economic credibility, is under growing pressure as President Prabowo Subianto pushes for greater liquidity and ...

South Korea’s semiconductor exports reached US$44.8 billion in June 2026. But the industry’s dependence on China as both a market and production base and on US regulatory permission to operate ...

China’s rapid rise as an exporter of advanced products — including electric vehicles, photovoltaics and batteries — is dominating headlines. Less appreciated is that as these high-tech, high-skill ...

North Korea’s deepening ties with Russia are reshaping its relationship with China. While Beijing remains Pyongyang’s most important economic partner, Moscow has given North Korea a new source of ...

Japan’s profitable firms are cutting jobs while young workers are walking away from them without hesitation. Far from unrelated, these trends reflect the erosion of the postwar employment bargain that ...