Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ambitious economic program mimics her mentor's 'Abenomics' agenda, but Japan's new ...

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Kuala Lumpur’s rushed, unequal and fragile bilateral trade deal with the US threatens Malaysia credibility as an open, ...

The rise of US transactionalism is opening space for middle powers to act as strategic accomplices, regardless of their ...

Corruption in public infrastructure projects has exposed deep weaknesses in Philippine accountability institutions.

Washington stands to gain more from engaging constructively with ASEAN as a bloc, rather than with individual ASEAN states ...

ASEAN’s relief capacity remains largely untested in man-made or geopolitical crises. Despite recent efforts to strengthen the ...

This shift was compounded in October 2025 when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi — a long-time conservative contender — secured ...

Afghanistan and Pakistan must pursue credible security cooperation to overcome the current cycles of cross-border violence.

Unless structural biases are addressed, Indonesia’s national hero system risks functioning simply as an instrument of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s strong early polling offers promise, but the foundations of her new government ...

Cooperation and transparency in the Asia Pacific can turn rivalry over industrial subsidies into regional trust and stability ...