Security

The fifth edition of the exercise in the Indo-Pacific is the pinnacle of a wider 150-day French deployment, centered around the Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

The suspect was wanted in connection with the high-profile kidnapping of the Chinese actor Wang Xing earlier this month.

Insights from Raymond Powell. 

Major developments in the South China Sea in 2024 do not augur well for 2025. 

North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine provide a rare window into covert military collaboration.

The 2022 National Security Strategy called for an overhaul of Japan's cybersecurity posture. This might be the year the legislation finally gets over the finish line.

In Kurram, rival tribes have clashed over competing narratives, claims of victimhood, and accusations of foreign interference.

Chinese officials generally stick to rigidly scripted talking points. In a military context, a lack of real communication could prove fatal. 

Since the Cold War, relations have followed a pattern: a thaw, followed by a concoction or recycling of the boundary dispute.

China says it is leading regional efforts to crack down on online scamming operations and other transnational criminal activities.

Despite its promises, the Pheu Thai government's approach to the southern question has been depressingly familiar.

A recent investigation raises serious questions about the role Pakistani authorities and institutions are playing in global cases of human trafficking.