Asia / The Diplomat
The suicide bombing near Besham in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was the third attack on Chinese nationals and projects in less than a week.
Russia itself is accused of violating the sanctions through its weapons purchases from North Korea.
Good design is a decentralized mechanism for international engagement. It is a soft power tool that can produce expanding effects.
The focus on and understanding of ISKPs core area in Afghanistan and Pakistan needs to be expanded to include the large frontiers of Central Asia.
Does China want to change the status quo in the Asia-Pacific? Is China using Europe as a bargaining chip with the United States? How did wolf warrior diplomacy come about?
Pursuing nuclear power is a perilous path for Kyrgyzstan, especially given the country's geological instability and a lack of domestic expertise and infrastructure.
Xi emphasized the mutually beneficial economic ties between the two, despite heavy U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports and restrictions on Chinas tech sector.
As long as people have limited opportunities in the socioeconomic and political arenas, and adherence to a religious lifestyle is restricted, pilgrimages will remain as an accessible means of self-fulfillment.
Over the last five years, Kyrgyz authorities have repeatedly had their hands on notoriously corrupt former official Raimbek Matriamov and each time let him go. Will this time be different?
Its the first time that any South Korean newspaper has ever employed a Japanese reporter as a staff writer.
The Yoon administration is losing more hearts and minds ahead of the general elections
Building tensions between Singapore and Malaysia over a water agreement are setting the two on a collision course over scarcity and sustainability.
Lucas Webber, the co-founder and editor of militantwire.com, discusses the horrific attack in Russia, and the links to Islamic States Afghan branch, also known as ISKP.
North Korea sent researchers from its Missile General Bureau to receive advanced rocket engine technology from Russia, a source told Daily NK.
Undersea cables must be understood as critical infrastructure, and their vulnerability to intentional tampering and accidental damage acknowledged.
Amid tensions with the U.S., China is recalibrating its approach to international trade a strategic shift now visible in the trade data.
Leading precarious lives in camps in Bangladesh and India, stateless Rohingya face an uncertain future.
In the wake of the horrific Crocus City Hall attacked, allegedly perpetrated by Tajik citizens, Bishkek issued a recommendation that its own citizens avoid unnecessary travel to Russia.
Singapores port authority pledged to cooperate in the investigation into what is expected to be a mass casualty event.
Less than three weeks after taking office, Nepal's new foreign minister is on a week-long tour of China.
Iran has threatened to take Pakistan to court over its failure to complete the pipeline project. But U.S. sanctions on Iran are an obstacle.
The victims were construction workers and engineers working at the Dasu Dam, Pakistans largest hydropower project.
A conversation with Frank Maracchione on Central Asia studies in China.
Japan acknowledged it has been trying to arrange a bilateral summit but dismissed North Koreas preconditions for such a meeting as unacceptable.
The Kremlin has made a concerted effort to implicate Ukraine, despite the absence of evidence linking Kyiv to the attack. Meanwhile, ISKP poses a clear threat to Russia.
For the Chinese strategic community, theres no perception of Biden or Trump being better for China; its a matter of who is less detrimental.
Without timely replenishment, India could end up with a submarine fleet similar to that of Pakistan.
The U.S. must safeguard its nationals and business interests in Hong Kong as well as reevaluate the citys status on the international stage.
The absence of the Third Plenum is consequential and dangerous for China; it both reflects a notable divide within the CCP and causes greater political instability.