Japan boosts defense satellite investments to strengthen space resilience, communications
Japan’s space posture is getting a major boost with a tenfold funding increase over five years for new defense satellites and related initiatives. The push
Allies eye key logistics sites in Australia’s north
Leading logistics officials from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) have toured Australia’s north to identify strategically relevant
CCP Propaganda and United Front Operations in US Allies
The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy.
A Shot Across the Bow: China Signals New Era of Sea Power in the Southwest Pacific
The live-fire exercises were a demonstration of China’s growing sea power in in Australia and New Zealand’s immediate periphery – and meant to normalize the
Indo-Pacific crucial to Trump, top Asia hand Kritenbrink says
Longtime Asia hand Daniel Kritenbrink, who joined consultancy The Asia Group this month after 31 years with the U.S. Foreign Service, tells Nikkei Asia he
EU chief makes India trip as bloc woos Modi
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds talks with India’s leaders in New Delhi this week, as the bloc faces an unprecedented strain in
Pentagon needs GM, Ford to make weapons, deputy nominee says
The U.S. needs to have its big manufacturers such as General Motors and Ford Motor participate in defense production and broaden the industrial base to
What Elon Musk’s Deep Ties to China Mean for Trump’s Foreign Policy
The big question going forward is how Musk’s financial stakes in, and stated admiration for, China will translate into attempts to influence the U.S. administration’s
Trump’s Impact on Asia’s Contested Order
Continuing policy initiatives and the resulting turmoil in Washington in the early weeks of the new Trump administration substantially add to deep uncertainty and angst in the
U.S. and Ukraine agree to terms of critical minerals deal
The U.S. and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal central to Kyiv’s push to win Washington’s support as President Donald