Sanae Takaichi’s presidency is a win for the LDP right, but as prime minister she would be hostage to complex policy ...

In an era of multipolar competition, CPEC has evolved into a strategic lifeline for Pakistan and a pivotal foothold for China ...

Southeast Asia’s performative drug policies marginalise migrants and minorities, leaving criminal networks untouched.

Jakarta’s move to open maritime talks with Timor-Leste could unsettle longstanding Timor Sea arrangements and bring Australia ...

In the Philippines, undelivered flood-control projects and collusion are undermining climate resilience and fuelling public ...

A quiet revolution is underway in academia, reshaping how the world understands itself. After decades of Western dominance, ...

Beijing’s 2025 defence white paper outlines a regional vision that challenges the Indo-Pacific strategy and raises difficult ...

China is moving beyond its identity as the ‘world’s factory’ and investing more heavily in cool, cultural intellectual ...

Rural communities in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta are losing traditional ecological knowledge as climate change, agricultural ...

On 4 October 2025, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new president, which in usual ...

Cross-strait peace between China and Taiwan hinges on Beijing choosing magnanimity over menace, wooing minds with study, jobs ...

Until the LDP changes its focus under Takaichi, the debate over foreign resident policy will remain reactive, divisive and ...