Once a key enabler of prefectural growth, Japan’s regional banks are now under mounting pressure from changing demographics ...

The region may be far away, but the emptying of camps housing foreign Islamic State fighters and their families could have ...

Kazakhstan finds itself at the intersection of two structural trends: the militarization of the global economy and the ...

Instead of a thrust on key areas such as women and children’s health, the government has chosen to expand tertiary healthcare.

During the seven-day WPK conclave, Kim Jong Un introduced the “Haekpangasoe” system while reaffirming his will to beef up ...

Ultimately, the dilemma facing the Australian government about these women and their children stems from an uncomfortable truth: citizenship is a concept that sits above good and bad behavior.

China’s push to attract ethnic Chinese talent from the U.S., in particular, is up against hard limits – but anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States may work to Beijing’s advantage.

The reality depends on how the site fits into wider influence operations, the consolidation of diplomatic outposts, and renewed U.K. engagement with China amid shifting global alliances.

Merz’s trip should not be viewed as a strategic pivot, but as a focused attempt to rebalance an increasingly uneven economic relationship.

Worryingly, the current rumblings resemble the disputes that preceded major outbreaks of fighting in July and December.

The Taliban regime’s ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has led to this illicit crop being cultivated in neighboring Balochistan.

In addition to disrupting the official trade flow, the war in Myanmar has led to a spike in smuggling, black markets, and other economic crimes.