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Border Inferno: Pakistan–Afghanistan Relations Hit New Low After Deadly Cross-Border Clashes

Pakistan and Afghanistan were sealed over the weekend after intense overnight clashes that both governments blamed on each ...
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Qatar’s Retired Eurofighter Typhoons Spark Global Interest — After India, Turkey Reportedly Seeks to Acquire the High-Performance Jets

Middle East’s defense landscape is unfolding as reports surface that Turkey may follow India’s lead in seeking second-hand ...
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China’s Landward Advance: Can Washington’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Contain Beijing’s Expanding Influence in South Asia?

The great power contest between Washington and Beijing is playing out not just in trade tariffs and technological rivalry — ...
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China Tightens Grip on Rare-Earth Technologies After Pakistan’s Metal Deal with the U.S.

Beijing’s latest export restrictions on rare-earth extraction technologies have jolted the global minerals market, signaling ...
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Taiwan’s Stealth Gamble: Taipei’s Underwater Defense Ambitions Tested as Stealth Submarine Project Suffers Structural and Systems Failures

Taiwan’s long-anticipated flagship submarine, the Hai Kun — meaning Narwhal — has missed a crucial sea trial deadline, ...
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Southeast Asian States Weigh Maritime Forum as Path to Stability Amid South China Sea Tensions

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has evolved from a Cold War bulwark into one of the world’s most dynamic ...
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China’s Waning Ascent: How the World’s Second-Largest Economy Is Rewriting Global Power Equations

China was the world’s great economic miracle — a once-impoverished nation that transformed itself into an industrial and technological giant. Since Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms of 1978, China’s ...