Straits of Malacca and Singapore.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore strengthen cooperation to protect vital Malacca and Singapore Straits amid growing global maritime security risks

Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have reaffirmed their commitment to keeping the Straits of Malacca and Singapore free, open and safe for international shipping, underscoring the importance of international law and regional cooperation as maritime disruptions and geopolitical tensions continue to...
Donald Trump - Kim Jong Un

Trump Signals Kim Jong Un Summit Later This Year as North Korea’s Growing Nuclear Arsenal Tests US Strategy in Asia

US President Donald Trump has said he plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, reviving one of the most unconventional diplomatic relationships of his first presidency and placing North Korea's nuclear arsenal back at the...
Vladimir Putin

Japan-Russia Tensions Rise as Moscow Summons Tokyo Envoy Over Putin’s Kuril Islands Visit

Japan and Russia faced a fresh diplomatic confrontation on Tuesday after Moscow summoned Japan’s ambassador over Tokyo’s protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to disputed islands claimed by both countries, adding another strain to relations already badly damaged by...
Kim Jong Un , Donald Trump

Trump Praises Kim Jong Un Ties, Says They Make Region Safer as US Scales Back Military Exercises With South Korea

US President Donald Trump said Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had responded to his recent overtures, raising the prospect of renewed engagement between Washington and Pyongyang as tensions over military exercises on the Korean Peninsula come under...
US Central Command (CENTCOM) strikes on Iranian military targets

US, Iran Exchange Fresh Strikes as Hormuz Conflict Deepens, Raising Fears for Global Shipping

The United States and Iran exchanged a new wave of military strikes on Thursday (July 9), marking the second consecutive day of direct attacks as tensions over the strategic Strait of Hormuz intensified. The latest escalation has heightened concerns about...
Pakistan Airstrikes, Afghanistan

Pakistan-Afghanistan Tensions Escalate After Airstrikes as Islamabad Alleges India-Israel-Taliban Nexus Behind Growing Regional Instability and Violence

Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have entered a dangerous new phase following a series of cross-border military actions that have intensified already strained ties between the two neighbors. The latest escalation began after Pakistani military strikes inside Afghanistan reportedly killed...
Iran

US-Iran Talks Begin in Qatar as Hormuz Security and Frozen Iranian Funds Dominate Indirect Negotiations

Iranian officials are set to meet Qatari mediators in Doha on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of a recently reached memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States, marking a significant step in efforts to de-escalate tensions and halt the...
Vladimir Putin

Russia’s ASEAN Strategy Underscores Shift from BRICS to Greater Eurasian Economic and Security Integration

While leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) gathered in France last week to discuss the future of the global economy and security, a parallel diplomatic event unfolded thousands of kilometers away in the Russian city of Kazan. There, Russia...
pakistan airstrike in afghanistan

Pakistan’s Afghanistan Strikes Echo India’s Post-2015 Doctrine as TTP Sanctuaries Face Growing Military Pressure

Pakistan carried out air and ground strikes overnight in eastern Afghanistan, targeting militants it blames for a deadly attack in Karachi that killed at least three Pakistani troops. The operation marks the latest escalation in Islamabad’s increasingly aggressive campaign against...
Taliban

Taliban’s War Against ISKP Has Reduced Violence in Afghanistan—but Exported a Global Threat

On August 26, 2021, just eleven days after the Taliban swept into Kabul and reclaimed power in Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport. The attack killed 13 U.S. service members and approximately...
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