Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
Sri Lanka must strengthen its National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) and take concrete action to address continuing risks of torture and ill-treatment faced by people deprived of their liberty, the United Nations Subcommittee
More
More than seven decades after the fall of Nazi Germany, questions surrounding Josef Mengele’s escape from justice continue to resurface through fragments of forgotten records and unresolved investigations. One of the latest
More
When Israeli forces withdrew from southern Lebanon in 2000 after 18 years of occupation, the departure became a symbol of a campaign many Israelis had come to view as costly and unresolved.
More
Artificial intelligence researchers are shifting their focus from models that generate responses to AI agents that can carry out complex tasks in the real world, with the goal of creating systems that
More
The push comes after a series of incidents involving alleged industrial espionage, technology smuggling and illicit activities that have highlighted vulnerabilities in Japan’s economic system. Cases involving suspected theft of industrial secrets,
More
China has expanded export restrictions on Japanese entities, adding 20 companies and organizations to its dual-use export control list as Beijing intensifies measures against firms it says are linked to Japan’s military
More
Understanding the MOU Most of the critical commentary on the Trump administration’s memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran centers on the specific commitments each side is supposed to have made and intends
More
Ousted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared that she will return to Bangladesh before the end of the year, dismissing a death sentence handed down against her in absentia and
More
Australia and Vanuatu have signed a long-delayed development and security agreement that strengthens Canberra’s role as the Pacific island nation’s preferred security partner while establishing new consultation measures over foreign investment in
More
As Chinese military and coast guard activity intensifies around Taiwan, one Taiwan Coast Guard officer says his frontline duties are reinforced not only by training and discipline but also by religious faith
More