Japan's domestic reforms and efforts to shore up its defense capacity promise to contribute to peace and stability throughout the Asia-Pacific region. But achieving this goal also requires further strengthening of Japan's strategic relationship with th…

For years, Vladimir Putin has wielded Europe’s dependence on Russian natural gas as a foreign-policy weapon, without fear of the EU calling his bluff – until now. The EU's antitrust case against the state-controlled gas conglomerate Gazprom is a clear signal that Putin’s brutishness is no longer as intimidating as it once was.

Beijing seeks to allay fears of military expansion in South China Sea

China's official manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) remains unchanged at 50.1 in April, according to data released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics. "The continued expansion of the official PMI suggests that the growth momentum is picking up, though modestly, thanks to the rise of newly started projects and monetary policy easing," writes a report […]

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Cyber attacks are vastly increasing in number, sophistication, magnitude, and impact, and cyber crime is already comparable in size to drug trafficking. With two-thirds of the global population expected to be online by 2020, the world needs a new appro…

Cyber attacks are vastly increasing in number, sophistication, magnitude, and impact, and cyber crime is already comparable in size to drug trafficking. With two-thirds of the global population expected to be online by 2020, the world needs a new appro…