On July 2, 2025, in the quiet mountain town of Dharamshala, India, the Dalai Lama made a statement that grabbed headlines around the world. During
The East and South China Sea have become the focus of a rising security struggle in Asia. The Philippines is stepping up defense ties while
A Clash of Narratives: China and Taiwan Face Off Over Identity In the past week, tensions between China and Taiwan have reached new heights as
In early June 2025, tensions across Asia’s most contested waters took another sharp turn. This time, China’s patrols near Taiwan’s islands set off a flurry
China’s recent deployment of bombers to Woody Island, the largest landmass in the Paracel chain, has sparked renewed tension in Southeast Asia. For Manila, already
If you’ve been following the global trade shakeup, the recent ASEAN-GCC-China Summit in Kuala Lumpur was hard to ignore. With leaders from Southeast Asia, the
On a recent visit to Jakarta, Chinese Premier Li Qiang admitted that Beijing is looking into new economic tools, including so-called “unconventional” measures. That’s not
In just the last few months, the Philippines has deepened its military ties with countries near and far—Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, and of course,
A remote sandbar in the South China Sea—Sandy Cay—is once again at the center of a three-way maritime standoff involving China, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Three weeks before the Philippine midterms, concerns about Chinese influence in Philippine elections are heating up. What was once whispered about is now backed by
