History shows that to make principles count, India needs power. Without that, no amount of beating the drum– about values and principles– will preserve order. It will be mere noise.

The U.S. cannot afford to be blindsided by any future incidents and dangers posed by China’s maritime ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region.

Examining the reasons behind Beijing’s real and imagined defense budgets.

For evidence of how one of the major justifications of the Ukraine War – protecting ethnic Russians – rings hollow, one need only look to the worsening situation for Russian minorities throughout the post-Soviet world.

Manila must seize the moment as a middle power, and minilateralism can help it do so while maintaining a central role for ASEAN.

The recent saga concerning the allocation of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) speaks to the importance of transparency and accountability going forward.

Azerbaijan’s membership in NATO would represent a long list of benefits for the Alliance, and all in a highly strategic region.

The ongoing violence in Gaza carries a plethora of risks, not least of which is a brutal regional war.

Rule of law must prevail if Lebanon is to ever recover from its ongoing political and economic crises.

Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev has signaled a new era of co-operation between the U.S. and Central Asia, with Astana playing a leading role.