US dollar-pegged stablecoins are emerging as potent tools to extend US dollar dominance beyond traditional financial systems ...

Indonesia’s fighter-jet acquisitions from rival foreign suppliers expose a fragmented defence strategy that drives up ...

Alexandre Veilleux is Advisor at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Montreal. His research explores the political ...

In Thailand, the ‘rainbow economy’ creates a virtuous cycle of financial gain and progress for the LGBTQ+ community.

Despite a dramatic widening in total population, India will not yet rival China’s appetite for natural resources by ...

China’s pivot to non-traditional security-focused multilateralism, emphasising issues including climate change, food security ...

Washington’s credibility when it comes to Taiwan’s defence relies more on material interests and domestic political factors ...

Ronan Tse-min Fu is Assistant Research Fellow at the Institute of Political Science at Academia Sinica. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science and International Relations from the ...

Despite increased political activism in the lead up to Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment, women were sidelined during South Korea’s ...

Beijing pushed back strongly against Washington’s tariff moves, responding to each new tariff announcement with tit-for-tat ...

On 15 May 2025, China’s National Health Commission released its final report on the ‘ Xiao incident ’, concluding a scandal ...

President Lee Jae-myung’s government considers constitutional revision to strengthen political accountability and improve the ...