- February 18th, 2026
A symbolic military gesture in Tehran has ignited geopolitical speculation stretching from Washington to Tel Aviv and Beijing. On February 8, a Chinese foreign military attaché stationed in Tehran presented Brigadier General Bahman Behmard, commander of the Iranian Air Force,...
The world’s two largest economies are placing starkly different bets on how to power the future — and those bets are rapidly reshaping the industrial map. On one side stands China, racing to dominate clean-energy manufacturing while still leaning heavily...
The intersection of cryptocurrency and suspected human trafficking intensified dramatically in 2025, with total transaction volumes reaching hundreds of millions of dollars across identified services — an 85% year-over-year increase. While the financial growth is stark, the true cost of...
Japan’s political landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation following a historic landslide victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in last week’s parliamentary elections. For the first time since its founding in 1955, the...
The administration of Donald Trump has unveiled an ambitious plan to assemble a 55-country critical minerals alliance aimed at coordinating supply chains, stabilizing pricing and reducing Western dependence on China for rare earths and other niche metals vital to advanced...
China and Japan traded sharp words over Taiwan and wartime history this week, exposing once again the deep mistrust that continues to shape relations between Asia’s two largest economies. Tokyo lodged what it described as a “stern demarche” with Beijing...
The Indo-US Trade Agreement concluded earlier this month has done more than strengthen economic ties—it has injected fresh momentum into a strategic partnership that had shown signs of slowing amid global turbulence. Beyond tariffs and market access, the agreement appears...
In a stunning political turnaround that has reshaped South Asia’s political landscape, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has swept to power in Bangladesh’s first national election since last year’s dramatic student-led uprising. At the center of this seismic shift stands...
India has taken a significant step toward fielding its own stratospheric surveillance and communications platform, even as Russia unveiled a conceptually similar system designed to transform battlefield connectivity. India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to...
In winning Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary election, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) capitalized on a rare convergence of public exhaustion and strategic patience, securing a commanding 212-seat landslide that redefines the country’s political trajectory. The victory was not sudden. It...
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