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South Korea gets Aukus-lite

The South Korean Navy’s Shin Chae-ho, a KSS-III Dosan Ahn Changho class diesel-electric attack submarine, seen during a fleet review in the waters off Busan on Sept 26.

Takaichi or Koizumi: Will it make a difference to Japan’s foreign policy?

It appears that Japan's Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (left) and former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi offer the country different future pathways in a daunting geopolitical landscape.

What price US protection? A question South Korea’s president will face in summit with Trump

Washington wants Seoul to embrace “strategic flexibility”, the idea that US forces based in South Korea could engage in conflict scenarios.

Aukus review puts spotlight on dramatic decline of US arms manufacturing

The Virginia-class submarine USS Minnesota, seen off the coast of Western Australia on March 16. America’s navy is shrinking because the number of old ships retiring exceeds the number of newly commissioned ships.

What flags and fishy structures say about Chinese power projection in disputed waters

Philippine coast guard personnel holding a Philippine flag during an inter-agency maritime operation on Sandy Cay.

Decoding Trump’s ‘peace through strength’

The Trump government seemingly suggests US policy will now look different because deterrence has become the guiding principle.

Trump joins Japan’s list of external pressure points

Firefighters in protective gear taking part in a drill simulating missile attack in Tokyo, on Feb 4.

A Korea hostile to US and Japan? Yoon’s martial law blunder opens the door

A supporter of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol holds a placard of Yoon (R) and incoming US president Donald Trump (L) that translates as “He responded by sending his special regards to the people of South Korea”, during a rally near his residence in Seoul on January 6, 2025. South Korean investigators trying to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol have asked for an extension to the warrant that expires on January 6, with the embattled leader holed up in his residence. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

Trump and the unravelling of the US-led order

The return of Donald Trump to the White House could shake up the existing international order in several ways.

A sharpening of swords: Deciphering China’s Taiwan military exercises

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te at a naval base following a Chinese military drills earlier in the week in Taoyuan, on Oct 18.

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