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The pain from their injuries hasn’t gone away. Meanwhile, they face challenges in earning a livelihood.

Cheng Li-wun's two-week trip to the U.S. didn't see the high-profile White House meetings she sought, but still served as a signal of her political ambitions.

During the Cold War, Mongolia forged surprisingly warm relationships with African countries. It’s time to resume those ties.

The government is considering establishing a new organization – to manage a Japanese-style Foreign Military Sales system and promote defense exports.

South Korean university students framed the issue as one of democratic accountability, while avoiding getting caught in the partisan fight that has ensued.

In the context of El Salvador’s transformation under Bukele, its relationship with China continues to be both limited and contradictory.

While the state recovers billions in London and The Hague, oil workers in Kazakhstan still receive a fraction of what they are owed.

The U.S. and Pakistan engage in substantial intelligence-sharing and counterterrorism cooperation. These could be at risk.

Legislators of the Trinamool Congress, which ruled West Bengal for three straight terms, have left the party in droves, leaving it a mere shadow of its former self.

The Chinese see Indians as not having absorbed the lessons that China did from its humiliation at the hands of the West.

The country's foreign policy is being distorted by militarized thinking and a misplaced faith in U.S. power.

Power trading between Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore could be an important step toward the realization of the ambitious ASEAN Power Grid.

Whatever the misgivings of the country's security establishment, China is set to remain an important partner of the new military-backed civilian government.

The UNODC warned of a growing convergence between drug trafficking operations and other criminal enterprises, particularly online scamming operations.

China’s approach to external connectivity recognizes that different trade routes perform different functions under different political and operational conditions.

The strategic goal for most countries is energy systems that are affordable and cannot be blocked or held hostage. For Taiwan, the stakes are particularly high.

The region is not merely a corridor to somewhere else. Nor is it a prize in someone else’s contest. It is a geopolitical space – with disparate yet largely collaborative actors – in its own right.

The general discontent in society is palpable; the opposition can see it. But the INDIA bloc has not yet been able to convert the discontent in society into votes.

For six minerals critical to South Korea’s most strategically important industries, China’s 2025 share of Korean imports ranges from 14.8 percent to 94.2 percent