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What’s on the Agenda for the 3rd Lee-Takaichi Summit?
Japan and South Korea are seeking to further institutionalize their security, energy, and strategic cooperation – especially after Trump’s trip to Beijing.
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The Trump-Xi Summit’s Nuclear Shadow Over Asia
Beneath the summit optics lies the reality that China’s rapid nuclear transformation is increasingly straining extended deterrence and unsettling the United States’ Asian allies.
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Taiwan’s Special Defense Budget Cut Will Cost Its Drone Capabilities
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At SCO Security Heads Meeting, Russia Stakes Out ‘Full-fledged Partnership’ With Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
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Kim Jong Un Convenes a Military-Wide Commander Meeting
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Trump’s China Opening and Japan’s Taiwan Anxiety
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The Duterte-vs-Marcos battle is much more than a domestic political matter; it could determine the fate of the South China Sea.
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Who is Andy Burnham? Manchester mayor who wants to be prime minister
The Greater Manchester mayor is lining up a third attempt to be Labour leader - but must get back to Westminster first.
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Sri Lanka’s Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport Refuses to Disappear
If Mattala is leased mainly to satisfy strategic anxieties, Colombo risks repeating its old mistake: treating geopolitical value as a substitute for commercial viability.
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Trump and Xi: The Impact on Southeast Asia
Bart Édes explains what last week's landmark summit meant for ASEAN and the region's middle powers.