The United States has lost influence to China in Southeast Asia over the past five years in all four categories measured by the Asia Power Index: economic relationships, defence networks, diplomatic ...

The Philippines signed a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement with New Zealand last month, regulating the deployment of troops for joint military exercises. The agreement marks a significant milestone ...

North Korea has rarely admitted the presence of its troops in foreign battlefields, let alone in an ongoing conflict. However, in late April, it did just that. The effort to reassure the public does ...

The freshly re-elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is wasting no time, making the customary first overseas visit to Indonesia on Wednesday only one day after swearing in a new cabinet.

It is conventional wisdom among Australian political commentators to observe, and sometimes regret, that foreign policy doesn’t matter in elections in an island country with a once stable two-party ...

Much of the current discourse on Taiwan centres around one scenario: war. The prevailing imagery involves amphibious landings, missile strikes, and an Indo-Pacific showdown with global ramifications.

Donald Trump’s aid cuts sent a shockwave through Pacific health departments. Governments across the region have been scrambling to secure critical programs and to understand potential gaps created.

After a combined 265 years in operation, the domination of the two great artificial waterways – the Panama and Suez canals – in global trade is under threat from alternative routes for shipping. One ...

Russia is about to host 29 world leaders at its annual Victory Day parade, commemorating the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War. But this year, the parade carries a ...

At last week’s general elections, Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) once again retained its parliamentary supermajority. In fact, no election seats were gained or lost. One would be ...

An expanded US military presence will benefit efforts to stand up to China. But Filipinos are wary of the social cost. Although the agreement does not allow the establishment of permanent military ...