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Hungary’s prime minister-elect Peter Magyar has extended a warm overture to China, which he referred to as “one of the world’s most powerful countries”, saying he would like to visit Beijing and that Chinese leaders are welcome to visit Budapest. “We are absolutely, absolutely op…

Hungary’s stunning political transition will not trigger a dramatic overturning of its ties with China, Chinese experts suggest, with China-EU relations also expected to see limited impact. A landslide parliamentary election victory on Sunday for the centre-right Tisza Party, led…

The murders of three young girls ⁠at a Taylor ⁠Swift-themed dance event in Britain in ⁠2024 should have been prevented, but there was a “fundamental failure” by state bodies to recognise the risk the killer posed, a public inquiry concluded on Monday. Teenager Axel Rudakubana lau…

Taiwanese industry groups and businesses have broadly welcomed Beijing’s package of 10 measures to promote cross-strait exchanges across economic sectors. They said the proposals from the Communist Party’s Taiwan affairs authorities could help ease pressures weighing on local ind…

More than 10,000 posts in the Hong Kong government will be cut by the end of June 2027, with close to 60 per cent being junior roles and about 3 per cent at the senior level, a minister has vowed. Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan said on Monday the move was…

In Beijing, strategic elites have started to see world politics as sliding from the Spring and Autumn period to the Warring States era. However, if China believes the old order is falling apart, its future will depend less on economic power and more on presenting a reliable polit…

The US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz might give it a strategic advantage over Iran, analysts said, but they warned that the increased pressure on Tehran might call the ceasefire into question and deepen the energy crisis. US Central Command said on Sunday that a blockade on sh…

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has sparked a diplomatic row with Israel and criticism at home after comparing Israeli military actions against Palestinians to the Holocaust in a social media post. The controversy began on Friday after Lee said “wartime killings” by the Isra…

Pakistan’s deployment of an air force contingent at a base on Saudi Arabia’s Gulf coast, coming as it mediated talks between Iran and the US, could force Tehran to reconsider its strategy of attacking critical energy infrastructure in the kingdom, analysts say. While purely defen…

China is pushing a ceasefire in the Iran war as key to the Strait of Hormuz being open to international trade and energy, as US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping naval operation targeting the oil transit chokepoint. Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Monday t…

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) – unsung core components in all electronic devices – are emerging as the latest source of excitement in China’s chip supply chain, as domestic companies capitalise on surging global demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure to pursue share li…

Despite calls for mediation, the grouping has remained fragmented, highlighting its role as a “club” like the G-7 rather than a forum for collective action.

Vice Admiral R.B. Pandit, former Commander-in-Chief of India's Strategic Forces Command, assesses the maritime consequences of the Iran conflict and the long-term shifts reshaping the Indian Ocean's strategic order.

Trump, China, and the Iran War make this point even clearer.

Cheng's meeting with Xi Jinping was not just about cross-strait dynamics, but about securing her own position within the KMT.

The recent geopolitical turbulence surrounding the United States-Israel-Iran conflict may become a pivotal moment for Pakistan-United Arab Emirates ties after nearly a decade of simmering mistrust.

When a state consistently speaks of independence and equidistance, yet acts in a clearly asymmetrical manner in critical moments, geopolitical partners take note.

During Viktor Orban’s 16 years as the prime minister, Hungary became the most China-friendly EU country. Now Beijing may encounter a more united Europe.

“The non-stop incitement and conduct of anti-Muslim violence, in the absence of any accountability for perpetrators, has resulted in the normalization of persecution.”

The treaty will expire later this year. But it was not discussed during Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s recent visit to Delhi.

Across Asia, factories are closing, flagship airlines are cutting routes, and people are lining up for hours to buy cooking gas, all because of the war in Iran.

One of Asia's most strategically significant decarbonization investment opportunities

The expectation that the adversaries would reach a quick deal after weeks of a destructive war was always unrealistic.

Hungarians have a new leader who promises to heal the country after 16 years of democratic backsliding. Lessons from the Polish experience suggest this is easier said than done

On April 11, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was interviewed on NPR on Iran's state-sponsored piracy in the Straight of Hormuz. The post Kroenig interviewed on NPR on Iran’s state-sponsored piracy appeared first on Atlant…