After inheriting a party in crisis, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi led her LDP to a thumping snap-election win — but where she will go next is still unclear ...

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China’s escalating grey zone coercion is reshaping the Indo-Pacific and exposing the need for a new deterrence strategy.

The Beijing Stock Exchange’s unusual design and volatile market turnover reveal insights into China’s focus on financing ...

Japan’s plan to lift weapons export restrictions marks a political shift, though a limited defence industrial base and labour ...

The collapse and outlawing of Bangladesh’s once-dominant ruling party has opened space for complex alliances of youth-led and ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s popularity is waning as a year of political blunders fuels the resurgence of the ...

Brunei’s traditional development model has delivered stability and high living standards, but it is no longer sufficient in a ...

As uncertainty compounds in 2026, Taiwan’s ability to confront geopolitical and economic risks will depend on repairing domestic polarisation and legislative paralysis.

With weak investment figures and limited fiscal space in 2025, Indonesia needs regulatory reform, credible enforcement and consistent policy signals for sustained growth.