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Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, react as they blocked the road during clashes, ahead of Khan's possible arrest outside his home, in Lahore, Pakistan March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza

Pakistan’s always-troubled democracy is on the brink once again

Madiha Afzal · Friday, May 26, 2023

Handout photo dated July 6, 2022 shows a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper, assigned to the 49th Wing, lands at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen via ABACAPRESS.COM

Americans support exporting drones to Ukraine — with a caveat

Paul Lushenko and Sarah Kreps

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Move Forward Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat (left), Pheu Thai Party leader Chonlanan Srikaew (right) and coalition party leaders show a MOU during the press conference of coalition parties to sign a MOU on May 22, 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Vachira Vachira/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Thailand’s election of the century

Scott Christensen

Thursday, May 25, 2023

A Kh-47 Kinzhal Russian hypersonic missile warhead, shot down by a Ukrainian Air Defence unit amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, is seen at a compound of the Scientific Research Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Ukraine and the Kinzhal: Don’t believe the hypersonic hype

Alexander H. Montgomery and Amy J. Nelson

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

How Biden could “thaw” US relations with China

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

A live tank firing competition of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is held at the Hokkaido Great Maneuvering Ground in Eniwa City, Hokkaido prefecture, northern Japan, on October 24, 2022. A total of 144 Type 90 and Type 10 tanks participate in the drill to compete for accurate shooting ability by bombarding targets about 2 kilometers ahead. The competition will be held until 27th.( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

No, Japan is not planning to “double its defense budget”

Monday, May 22, 2023

Lots of tourists visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture on May 18, 2023. G7 summit will be held from May 19th to 21st in Hiroshima City.( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Around the halls: Japan hosts the G-7 summit

Pavel K. Baev, Jessica Brandt, Daniel S. Hamilton, Patricia M. Kim, Adam P. Liff, Natalie Sambhi, and David G. Victor

Friday, May 19, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden looks on as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol delivers remarks during a visit to a semiconductor factory at the Samsung Electronics Pyeongtaek Campus in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

How South Korea sees technology competition with China and export controls

Seong-ho Sheen and Mireya Solís

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (front, C) poses for a photo along with finance chiefs from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea during their meeting in Incheon, South Korea, on May, 2, 2023. (Kyodo)==KyodoNO USE JAPAN

How Indonesia and Australia view South Korea’s Indo-Pacific strategy

Friday, May 12, 2023

Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit reacts next to Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry during the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters, to discuss the Syrian situation and Sudan crisis, in Cairo, Egypt May 7, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Syria’s normalization signals a new Middle Eastern order

Steven Heydemann

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Hundreds of citizens from the city of Zarzis, located in the south of Tunisia, participated in a peaceful march to demand to know the truth about the fate of their relatives who were lost at sea after attempting to reach Italy. There are many concerns about the shipwreck, especially since a number of the victims were buried without finding the identities of the deceased. January 6, 2023. Zarzis, Medenine, Tunisia. (Photo by Mohamed Krit/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

It’s not too late: How to save Tunisian democracy

Shadi Hamid and Sharan Grewal

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Taliban members drive in a convoy to celebrate the first anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, along a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 31, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara

What the Biden administration’s report on the Afghanistan withdrawal gets wrong

Friday, May 5, 2023

Monument for Korea s reunification, Pyongyang, North Korea, May 1, 2015. Le monument pour la reunification des deux Corees, Pyongyang, Coree du Nord, 1er mai 2015.NO USE FRANCE

Nationalism versus liberalism: A South Korean view of Taiwan issues

Friday, May 5, 2023

A Syrian refugee walks near tents, at an informal settlement, in Al-Marj, in Bekaa, Lebanon April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Emilie Madi

Syrian refugees face a grim future without international policy shifts

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

US President Joe Biden, right, and Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's president, shake hands at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House during a state visit in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. The US will strengthen the deterrence it provides South Korea against nuclear threats, including by deploying a nuclear-armed submarine to the country, in turn securing a pledge from Seoul to honor commitments to not pursue its own atomic arsenal. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

South Korean-American pie: Unpacking the US-South Korea summit

Andrew Yeo and Hanna Foreman

Friday, April 28, 2023

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