Asia

Asia faces overlapping armed conflicts and security crises that threaten hundreds of millions. Taiwan's military braces for Chinese pressure as the South China Sea remains contested by multiple nations. Myanmar's military wages war against civilian resistance forces. The Korean Peninsula remains divided with nuclear tensions simmering. Kashmir sees recurring violence between Indian and Pakistani forces. Afghanistan struggles with Taliban rule and ISIS attacks. Pakistan battles insurgencies in...

Congress authorizes $2.5 billion security package for the Philippines

New five-year funding framework ties military aid to roadmap oversight, prioritizing maritime denial and air defense in the West Philippine Sea

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 19 Dec 2025

Congress authorizes $2.5 billion security package for the Philippines

Turkey warns patience running thin as Syria's Kurdish integration talks miss year-end target

Damascus, SDF and Washington scramble to bridge command-and-control divide before Ankara's tolerance expires

By Layla Hassan

/ 18 Dec 2025

Turkey warns patience running thin as Syria's Kurdish integration talks miss year-end target

Seawolf surfaces at Yokosuka as U.S. steadies undersea posture amid December escalation

Quiet presence in a loud month

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 18 Dec 2025

Seawolf surfaces at Yokosuka as U.S. steadies undersea posture amid December escalation

U.S. approves $11.1 billion Taiwan arms package focused on precision fires and ISR

Largest-ever weapons notification emphasizes loitering munitions, rocket artillery, and distributed denial capabilities

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 18 Dec 2025

U.S. approves $11.1 billion Taiwan arms package focused on precision fires and ISR

'Toxic gas' claims from Cambodia soldiers collide with fog of war at Thai border

Respiratory symptoms and unverified allegations surface amid heavy fighting, mass displacement, and a verification vacuum that's stalling ceasefire diplomacy

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 17 Dec 2025

'Toxic gas' claims from Cambodia soldiers collide with fog of war at Thai border

Israeli campaign in Syria shifts from airstrikes to ground enforcement

Southern incursions and detentions replace capital-area bombardment in latest phase of shadow conflict

By Layla Hassan

/ 16 Dec 2025

Israeli campaign in Syria shifts from airstrikes to ground enforcement

WFP: Afghanistan faces a winter without a safety net

For the first time in decades, the UN cannot mount a large-scale seasonal response as 17 million face acute hunger

By Layla Hassan

/ 16 Dec 2025

WFP: Afghanistan faces a winter without a safety net

Ukraine's Caspian offensive escalates with third oil platform strike in one week

Sanctuary denial as strategic logic

By Elena Kowalski

/ 15 Dec 2025

Ukraine's Caspian offensive escalates with third oil platform strike in one week

Thailand weighs fuel export block as ceasefire claim collapses and fighting spreads to coast

Military considers maritime interdiction despite Energy Ministry stating oil shipments halted in June, as border closures and displacement deepen

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 14 Dec 2025

Thailand weighs fuel export block as ceasefire claim collapses and fighting spreads to coast

Thailand imposes coastal curfew as Cambodia shuts border and ceasefire claims unravel

Geographic spread and closure of crossings highlight verification crisis as external truce announcements fail to halt operations

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 14 Dec 2025

Thailand imposes coastal curfew as Cambodia shuts border and ceasefire claims unravel

Palmyra ambush kills two U.S. soldiers and American interpreter, testing new U.S.–Syria partnership

CENTCOM cites a lone ISIS gunman; Syrian monitor says the attacker served in state security. The incident highlights insider-threat risks as Damascus and Washington deepen counter-ISIS cooperation.

By Layla Hassan

/ 14 Dec 2025

Palmyra ambush kills two U.S. soldiers and American interpreter, testing new U.S.–Syria partnership

Fighting persists after Trump ceasefire claim as Thailand rejects truce

Cambodia reports Thai naval strike on Koh Kong and F-16 raids; evacuations widen as verification gap stalls diplomacy

By Chen Wei-Lin

/ 13 Dec 2025

Fighting persists after Trump ceasefire claim as Thailand rejects truce