As the G20 heads into 2026, its ability to stay united under a less collaborative US presidency faces a critical test ...

China’s escalating grey zone coercion is reshaping the Indo-Pacific and exposing the need for a new deterrence strategy.

The Beijing Stock Exchange’s unusual design and volatile market turnover reveal insights into China’s focus on financing ...

Japan’s plan to lift weapons export restrictions marks a political shift, though a limited defence industrial base and labour ...

The collapse and outlawing of Bangladesh’s once-dominant ruling party has opened space for complex alliances of youth-led and ...

Brunei’s traditional development model has delivered stability and high living standards, but it is no longer sufficient in a ...

With weak investment figures and limited fiscal space in 2025, Indonesia needs regulatory reform, credible enforcement and consistent policy signals for sustained growth.

Interest rate cuts supported New Zealand’s economy in 2025, but a fragile recovery, fiscal pressures and global risks continue to weigh on the nation’s outlook.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s popularity is waning as a year of political blunders fuels the resurgence of the ...

As uncertainty compounds in 2026, Taiwan’s ability to confront geopolitical and economic risks will depend on repairing domestic polarisation and legislative paralysis.

Taiwan should respond with strategic caution as Trump’s National Security Strategy turns US interests further inward ...

As post‑war norms collapse, the Pacific islands confront an unpredictable world that threatens their sovereignty and ...