Unravelling typhoons and emerging climate trends
Typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones are a natural weather phenomenon, but climate change makes them more severe, causing greater damage to infrastructure and economies, an expert…
Indo-Pacific
Quad ministers call for action against perpetrators of terror attack in Indian-administered Kashmir
They also reaffirmed their steadfast commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, and opposed any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force or coercion.
US, India, Japan, Australia denounce coercive actions in East, South China Seas
As four leading maritime nations in the Indo-Pacific, the quad ministers said they are united in their conviction that “peace and stability in the maritime domain underpin the…
Airlines in Asia-Pacific see turbulence ahead
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines director general Subhas Menon, in a statement, said that Asia-Pacific airlines must brace for the impact of the Israel-Iran conflict on their…
‘American deterrence is back’: The message that will strike Asia
Suddenly, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue about Indo-Pacific being the “priority theatre” and Mr Trump’s mission being “restore the…
Asia in focus as US, France make competing offers
As great powers loom large over the Indo-Pacific, the United States and France competed for clout at the region's security forum in Singapore over the weekend.
Securing the relevance of Asia-Pacific cooperative frameworks amid tariff wars
ASEAN and its dialogue partners have been able to describe and lament the risks inherent in the tariff wars but have not been able to put into effect concrete, coordinated steps…
Top US general says America will keep promise to ensure Indo-Pacific allies’ security
The deteriorating South China Sea situation has raised fears among smaller nations that they will be arm-twisted into picking a side against their own self-interest.
Reestablishing deterrence: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Reestablishing deterrence—and reclaiming peace in the Indo-Pacific region—will require all nations that abide by the rule of law to match their strong words with even stronger…
Japan PM Ishiba keeps focus of talks with US President Trump on Indo-Pacific issues
Japan and the US are in accord in terms of dealing with China, and the Trump administration is also promoting multilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region based on “the…