India-US

India-US Cooperation Across Defense, Space, and Emerging Technology Domains

India’s decision to purchase six Boeing P-8I Patrol Aircraft marks a significant milestone in its ongoing defense modernization and Indo-U.S. strategic partnership. The P-8I, a variant of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon, is a long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare...
Lee Jae Myung

South Korea’s Chaebols Continue Dominance Lee Jae Myung Struggles to Implement Long-Promised Economic Reforms

 South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has presided over a historic surge in the country’s stock market, with the Kospi index more than doubling since his inauguration. This meteoric rise, however, belies the complex structural challenges that remain unresolved within...
Japan-US

US–Japan Partnership Viewed Part of Broader Washington Strategy to Economically Isolate China and Strengthen Ally Networks

Japan has begun deploying the first tranche of what could become one of the largest foreign direct investment waves into the United States in history, marking a decisive new chapter in economic ties between the world’s two largest economies following...
Afghanistan

US Senate Legislation to Prevent Funds from Reaching Taliban, Marking Shift in Afghanistan Policy

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the bipartisan No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act, a legislative move designed to ensure that American taxpayer funds do not directly or indirectly benefit the Taliban or other designated terrorist organizations operating...
Japan

China-Japan Rift Deepens After LDP Sweep Undermines Beijing’s Economic and Diplomatic Pressure Tactics

The resounding electoral victory of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the February 8 snap election has dramatically reshaped the strategic landscape of East Asia, delivering an unmistakable message to Beijing: attempts to pressure Tokyo over Taiwan have failed....
MQ-9 Reaper drones

MQ-9 Reaper Emerges Backbone of US Surveillance Indo-Pacific, Deterrent Shield and Strategic Stress Test Against China

The United States is spreading a dense web of MQ-9 Reaper drones across the Indo-Pacific in what amounts to one of the most consequential surveillance expansions in the region in recent years. The move reflects a high-stakes bet: that persistent,...
China Fishing Boats

China Curbs Overfishing at Home While Expanding State-Backed Fishing Fleet Abroad to Assert Maritime Power

For decades, China’s rise as a maritime power has been measured not only in warships launched or ports financed under the Belt and Road Initiative, but also in the vast armada of fishing vessels that now traverse nearly every ocean...
China-Lithuania

Lithuania’s Taiwan Gamble Backfires China Responds With Strategic Silence and Quiet Economic Pressure

Lithuania decided to challenge China over Taiwan four years ago, it expected outrage. It expected denunciations, perhaps sanctions, perhaps a diplomatic storm. Instead, it got silence. What began in 2021 as a bold stand for democracy and human rights collided...
Japan, China

Why China’s Property Crash and Deflation Pressures Are Stirring Memories of Japan’s Economic Collapse

Beneath the gleaming skyline of Shanghai and the global dominance of China’s electric vehicle supply chains, a deeper unease is spreading across the world’s second-largest economy. Economists and policymakers alike are increasingly gripped by a sense of déjà vu —...
China J-20 Stealth Fighter (Chengdu J-20)

China’s J‑20 Stealth Jet Appearance in Iran: A Strategic Message to Washington and Jerusalem US Warships Mass Near Iran

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,...
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