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Japan Emerges as ASEAN’s New Security Partner: Takaichi Transforms Tokyo from Pacifist Bystander to FOIP Leader

As the QUAD FMs met in New Delhi on 26 May, Japan's parliament passed legislation on 27 May to establish a new National Intelligence...

North Korea Tests HIMARS-Like MLRS: Kim Jong Un Upgrades Tactical Firepower Near South Korea

North Korea may have recently tested a truck-mounted Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) that bears an uncanny resemblance to the US HIMARS (High Mobility...

Xi Calls The U.S. “Fading Giant”, “Declining Power” — But Data Shows China May Never Surpass America

In his bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping called the US "a declining power". Interestingly, this is not the first time...

The Rise of Broker Power: How China Became the Indispensable Mediator in the U.S. Iran Conflict : OPED

By Dr. Vikas Bhardwaj, Ph.D. On the morning of May 26, the world's three foremost powers were each managing a different piece of the same...

After China & India, South Korea Set to Become Third Asian — and Seventh Global — Nuclear Submarine Operator

South Korea has unveiled what has been described as a “historic plan” to develop nuclear-powered submarines.  The Republic of Korea (South Korea) Ministry of National...