China's Trade Slowdown in November Sparks Concerns Amid Imminent U.S. Trade Risks

Trump’s Tariffs Jolt Southeast Asia: A Region Reconsiders Its Future Between Washington and Beijing

Until early April 2025, Southeast Asian capitals seemed almost relaxed about Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Unlike European leaders bracing for another transatlantic breakdown, or East Asian allies fretting about security commitments, governments in ASEAN were relatively sanguine....
Myanmar

Myanmar’s Human Capital Crisis: A Nation at Risk After Four Years of Military Rule

When Myanmar’s military seized power on February 1, 2021, overthrowing the elected National League for Democracy (NLD) government, the generals claimed they were safeguarding the country’s stability. Four years later, Myanmar is anything but stable. The coup and subsequent formation...
Australia–Japan

Australia and Japan’s Energy Gamble: Can a Shared Story Secure the Transition?

In September 2024, the Australian government unveiled, declaring its ambition to make the country a “renewable superpower.” The blueprint placed hydrogen and green iron at the center of its industrial policy, promising world-leading costs and a decisive role in reshaping...
Vietnam Economic

Vietnam’s Growth Model at a Crossroads: From Extraordinary Rise to Fragile Foundations

Vietnam’s economic rise over the past four decades has been nothing short of extraordinary. The country has undergone a rare “triple transition”: from central planning to a market economy, from import substitution to export-led integration, and from one of the...
Mighty Hornet IV repurposes a known airframe into a Mach 0.8 attack platform with a ceiling above 35,000 feet and a role in advanced MUM-T employment.

US-Taiwan Collaboration Transforms Firejet Target Drone Into Hornet IV, a Next-Generation High-Speed Combat UAV

On the exhibition floor at the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE) in mid-September, a small jet that had until now been best known for training air-defence crews wore a very different label: attack unmanned aerial vehicle. The Mighty...
Japan-configured Patria AMV XP 8x8 armored vehicle

Japan’s Military Modernization Sees First Arrival of Finnish Patria AMV XP Armored Combat Vehicle

The arrival of Japan’s first Patria AMV XP 8x8 armored vehicle is far more than a routine equipment delivery. It represents a decisive moment in the country’s decades-long struggle to modernize its ground forces, close capability gaps, and adapt to...
U.S.-made NASAMS air defense systems

Taiwan Eyes Expanded NASAMS Shield as China Pressures Mount

Taiwan is considering the purchase of nine additional U.S.-made NASAMS air defense systems, a move that would raise its planned fleet to twelve batteries. The proposal reflects a shift toward layered, networked defenses against a growing mix of Chinese threats...
China Submarine

China’s AI Breakthrough in Undersea Warfare: The End of Submarine Stealth?

For more than half a century, the defining characteristic of submarine warfare has been invisibility. The ability to slip silently into the deep, evade detection, and strike when least expected has turned submarines into the most survivable component of nuclear...
Australia–Japan Submarines

Why Australia and Japan Should Forge a Defence Alliance Around a New Submarine

Canberra’s August 2025 announcement that it will purchase 11 upgraded Mogami-class frigates from Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sent ripples through the Indo-Pacific. The deal, worth tens of billions, was not only Australia’s largest-ever naval procurement from a non-Western partner but also...
China's J-20 fighter

China’s J-20 Beast Mode: What the PLAAF’s Expanding Stealth Fleet Reveals About Airpower in Asia

On September 9, 2025, an X account titled PLA Military Updates posted a set of photographs that immediately caught the attention of defense analysts worldwide. The images showed the J-20 Mighty Dragon, China’s premier fifth-generation stealth fighter, configured in what the account described...
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