Richard Javad Heydarian

MANILA – Ahead of one of America's most contentious-ever elections, one Asian state is doubling down with confidence in its alliance with Washington.

MANILA—Donald Trump's re-election and the formation of a more hawkish national security team have inspired key allies to double down on their defense

MANILA – After years of negotiations and delays, the United States and the Philippines have finally signed the General Security of Military Information

MANILA – Heading into a new year, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has plenty of reasons to be confident about his political prospects. On one

MANILA – Weeks away from Donald Trump’s second inauguration, tensions are reaching a fever-pitch in the hotly contested South China Sea, a strategic

100% tariffs against any backers of a “BRICS currency”, key emerging powers such as India have quickly distanced themselves from any BRICS-led de-dollarization initiative.

China has strongly protested outgoing US President Joe Biden's approval of as much as US$571.3 million worth of defense material and services for

MANILA – Ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's assumption of power, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has purged the country's most powerful pro-Beijing figures from the National Security Council (NSC).

With the imminent return of Donald Trump to the White House and intensifying superpower rivalry in the Indo-Pacific, the year ahead will be crucial for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its place in the global security spotlight.