- February 25th, 2025
Thousands of residents in western Myanmar's Rakhine state have fled the capital of Sittwe, the administrative and military hub, due to a looming battle between the rebel ethnic Arakan Army and junta soldiers. The fighting is expected to be intense...
Malaysia's 17th king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, will become the country's 17th since independence. He will ascend the throne on January 31, bringing an active leadership style that could help expedite Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's policy reforms. Despite the monarchy's largely...
The February 7 presidential election in Azerbaijan is likely the most boring in the country's history due to the public's disengagement from politics. This disengagement is largely due to incumbent Ilham Aliyev's popularity and his government's ramping up repressions. Apathy...
Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee announced that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will introduce its own national security law in 2024, a surprise given the effectiveness of the 2020 Beijing-imposed law. The 2020 law has been central...
In November, South Korea announced its intention to scrap a security pact with North Korea, which halted military exercises along their common border. This move was in response to North Korea's decision to launch a military reconnaissance satellite, violating UN...
In 2023, the BRICS group expanded to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Ethiopia, an unlikely BRICS candidate, sought to join the group relentlessly, despite its poor economy and internal strife. Previously, Ethiopia was a favorite...
Two surveys reveal that more Japanese and German firms with operations in China anticipate the Chinese economy to worsen in 2024 than anticipated. A survey by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China found that 39% of Chinese...
South Korea, the world's sixth-ranked military power, has demonstrated significant strategic and technological prowess, with the signing of the Washington Declaration in April bolstering nuclear deterrence on the Korean Peninsula. The Nuclear Consultative Group bolsters South Korea's security, shielding it...
The LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program, developed by the US Air Force and Northrop Grumman, The project is projected to cost 37% more than initially budgeted and take at least two years longer to reach its initial operational...
In 2024, Ethiopia signed a deal with Somaliland's President Muse Bihi Abdi, granting the landlocked country direct commercial and military access to the Red Sea. Somaliland agreed to lease a military port in the Gulf of Aden and 20 kilometres...
Loading posts... 
All posts loaded
No more posts