- October 30th, 2025
As the world teeters on the edge of another trade war, Southeast Asia is emerging as the unlikely center of restraint and strategy. While major economies respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs with talk of retaliation, ASEAN...
Rafah Crossing Remains Shut as Israel Demands Hamas Hand Over Hostage Remains Amid Fragile Ceasefire
The Rafah crossing — Gaza’s vital gateway to Egypt and the outside world — remained closed on Wednesday, dashing hopes that aid convoys would finally roll into the devastated enclave. The closure came despite earlier reports that the lifeline crossing...
In a striking turn of events, U.S. President Donald Trump is slated to attend a ceremonial signing of a peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia during the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the...
Standing before a cheering chamber of Israeli lawmakers in Jerusalem on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump declared the end of what he called “a long and painful nightmare.” Moments earlier, twenty surviving hostages had been released from Gaza after more...
In recent months, the discussion around Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan has surged beyond military logistics into the heart of international strategic debate. The former American hub for operations in Central and South Asia is now in the spotlight again...
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....
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....
When US officials weigh the fallout of President Donald Trump’s stunning move to slap a 50% tariff on Indian exports, they may not need to pore over spreadsheets or trade projections. Instead, they can look halfway across the globe to...
When Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, few doubted he would double down on his trademark trade wars. What few predicted was that his sweeping tariffs would reshape the geopolitics of the world’s largest emerging economies,...
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled to Washington in June 2023, the reception could hardly have been more grand. The White House rolled out the red carpet, staging a state dinner and a congressional address that underlined India’s rising...
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