GeopoliticsNews
Taiwan Strait drills: what Beijing is signalling
The largest exercise in two years tests both deterrence and diplomacy.
Asia-Pacific
East, South and Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania.
Global EconomyNews
India and the EU edge closer to a trade agreement
Negotiators report progress on market access, with agriculture and procurement still unresolved.
Asia-PacificNews
Japan’s new defence budget leans on long-range strike
The spending plan shifts priorities towards stand-off missiles and space-based surveillance.
Asia-PacificAnalysis
ASEAN members split over how to answer new US tariffs
Some governments want a joint negotiating position; others are quietly cutting bilateral deals with Washington.
Asia-PacificExplainer
Why Pacific island states are rethinking their security partners
Policing, ports and undersea cables have made small island governments the object of a quiet competition.
GeopoliticsOpinion
Middle powers are writing the rules now
From payment systems to shipping lanes, the most consequential arrangements are being made without the great powers in the room.
Asia-PacificAnalysis
Taiwan’s chipmakers expand abroad under political pressure
New plants in the United States, Japan and Europe spread risk, but most advanced production stays at home.