Foreign Affairs

Xi Jinping

Trump’s Tariff Truce Triggers Diplomatic Rush to China as Allies Fear Being Left Out of US-China Reset

Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung

Drums, Diplomacy and K-Pop: Viral Jam Session Between Japan’s Prime Minister and South Korea’s President Adds Lighter Tone

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to Meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Amid Rising China-Japan Tensions and Regional Security Concerns

China-Australia Relations on a Cautious Path of Pragmatic Stability as Both Nations Manage Strategic, Economic, and Diplomatic Challenges

Turkey Looks to Join Saudi–Pakistan Collective Defense Pact, Signaling Emergence of a New Trilateral Security Axis Across Middle East and South Asia

China Escalates Economic Pressure on Japan with Export Controls and Rare Earth Threats, Testing Trump’s Support Amid Takaichi’s Taiwan Stance and Growing Regional Tensions

Security

SS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group

Pentagon Redirects USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group From South China Sea to Middle East as Israel–Iran Crisis Enters Critical Deterrence Phase

Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar

U.S. Advises Select Personnel to Depart Al Udeid Air Base as Washington Signals Heightened Alert Over Possible Iranian Retaliation

China Commissions Upgraded Type 054A Frigate, Signalling a Deliberate Shift Toward Layered Sea Control and High-Intensity Naval Operations

Unproven but Influential: How Claims of Indian Outreach to China During the May 2025 Missile Crisis Shaped South Asia’s Strategic Narrative

China’s Planned Military Drone Factory in Bangladesh Marks a Strategic Shift in Bay of Bengal Security and Tests India’s Eastern Flank

Rafale Source Code Standoff: India’s USD 36 Billion Rafale Gamble Raises Fundamental Questions Over Airpower Sovereignty After France Rejects Source Code Transfer