#Geopolitics

China imposes sanctions and asset freezes on US defense firms like Lockheed Martin over Taiwan arms sales, escalating geopolitical tensions and supply chain risks.

A review of Asia's top stories in 2025, based on Nikkei Asia's roundup. Explore the year's key political, economic, and social shifts, from Japan's first female PM to Southeast Asia's boom.

As Ukraine faces its third Christmas at war with Russia, a Ukrainian parliament member speaks to NPR about the somber reality and the critical need for U.S. support.

China has sanctioned 20 US defense firms, including Northrop Grumman and Boeing, in retaliation for a proposed $10 billion+ arms sale to Taiwan.

North Korea is pursuing a dual strategy at year's end, publicizing new factory openings for domestic stability while ordering an expansion of missile production to flex military muscle.

As the Philippines prepares to chair ASEAN in 2026, its focus on maritime security could either unify the bloc against external pressures or deepen internal divisions amid the US-China rivalry.

Five Israeli settlers were arrested in the West Bank for an attack that injured an 8-month-old Palestinian baby. Tensions are on the rise across the region, near Nablus and Hebron.

80 years before Vasco da Gama, Chinese admiral Zheng He's massive fleet reached Africa. Discover how this forgotten history is shaping China's modern Belt and Road Initiative and its geopolitical strategy today.

One year into his return, President Trump's 'America First' foreign policy has manifested as aggressive unilateralism, not the isolationism some expected. Analyzing the administration's global strategy in 2025.

South Korea and the U.S. have agreed to cooperate on nuclear-powered submarines, drawing a stern warning from North Korea, which called it a 'grave security breach.'

Hun Sen's decades-long grip on Cambodia is being tested by fractures within his own elite. But the international community is failing to see the shift, clinging to a flawed geopolitical playbook.

In 2025, Pakistan made a dramatic return to the world stage after military clashes with India, yet it remains plagued by deep-seated domestic political and economic turmoil. An analysis of the four turning points.