As the United States rethinks its role in the international order it has championed since the end of World War II, Japan is on the frontlines of the challenge to rules-based commerce and diplomacy.

Demonstrations have gripped Indonesia since late August when anger at a faltering economy erupted into full-blown violence following reports that politicians received a $3,000 housing allowance on top ...

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, walk towards a CASA C-295 during Super Garuda Shield 2025 at Gatot Soebroto Airport, Lampung, Indonesia, August 24, ...

The 2025 Shangri-La Dialogue marked a subtle but telling shift in Indo-Pacific geopolitics. While the annual security forum retained its usual stagecraft between the United States and China, this year ...

France’s updated Indo-Pacific strategy, unveiled shortly after President Emmanuel Macron’s May tour of Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore, is less about grand announcements than it is about realism. It ...

As the Indo-Pacific shifts towards multipolarity, it is natural for Indonesia, Australia, and India – three influential middle powers – to draw closer. This is not about raw power, but shared ...

Shares of Indonesia Energy Corp Ltd (NASDAQ:INDO) are trading sharply higher Friday afternoon as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East propel crude oil prices to multi-year highs.

The top US commander in the Pacific said on Monday that Beijing was on a “dangerous course” and its operations around Taiwan were not mere exercises, but “rehearsals”. “We face a profoundly ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing, China, on May 20, 2025. Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua via Getty Images In ...

President Donald Trump vowed to extend the deadline for the "TikTok ban" until a deal is struck to sell the Chinese-owned social media app to a U.S. owner, saying in an interview on Sunday that he has ...

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Tik Tok, the popular video-sharing site with more than 1.5 billion monthly active users worldwide, revolutionized the US app market, showing how social media could offer entertainment, short videos ...