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A two-front assault on the Cambodian economy from US tariffs and Thai government attacks on Cambodian casinos and ...

ASEAN may have weathered 2025’s economic and geopolitical shocks, but it must address its structural and strategic ...

The ill-defined Indo-Pacific formulation is hurting rather than helping the efforts of democracies attempting to promote a ...

Pakistan’s renewed relevance in great power politics in 2025 came as the military consolidated its power and further eroded ...

Albanese’s ‘Australian straddle’ seeks balance between Washington and Beijing, but Trump’s return is shrinking room to ...

Beyond the United States, 2025 saw New Zealand continue its already strong relationships with China and ASEAN alongside ...

Security and geopolitical concerns drowned out the Solomon Islands’ most pressing issues in 2025 — political instability and ...