- February 4th, 2026
When the Laos–China Railway began carrying international passengers in April 2023, few doubted it would alter the country’s development trajectory. Two years later, the 414-kilometer line has become more than just a transport link — it is reshaping Laos’ economy,...
Southeast Asia is entering a clean energy boom. From Indonesia’s nickel smelters to Vietnam’s solar farms and Malaysia’s electric vehicle assembly lines, the region is attracting billions in foreign investment aimed at powering the global shift away from fossil fuels....
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....
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...
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...
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...
When U.S. President Donald Trump floated the idea of reclaiming Afghanistan’s Bagram air base last week, it instantly reignited debates about America’s fraught military history in the region, the future of U.S.–Taliban relations, and China’s growing role in Central Asia....
A stronger Chinese military will serve as a stronger guarantor of peace, China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun declared on Thursday, reaffirming Beijing’s commitment to uphold the post-war international order while rejecting the notion of military blocs and power politics. Speaking...
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s newly unveiled Global Governance Initiative (GGI) marks Beijing’s clearest statement of intent to reshape the international order, analysts say, as the world reels from intensifying great-power rivalry and the breakdown of postwar alliances. Unveiled at the...
Beijing’s grand military parade last week, staged to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, was more than just an exercise in historical remembrance. It was a carefully orchestrated demonstration of shifting power in the international...
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