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![<p>Balendra Shah, a rapper-turned-politician and the prime ministerial candidate for Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), greets his supporters as he celebrates after winning the election in Damak, Nepal, on March 7, 2026.</p>]()
![<p>A wafer can be seen as taiwanese chip giant TSMC holds a ceremony to start mass production of its most advanced 3-nanometer chips in the southern city of Tainan, Taiwan December 29, 2022.</p>]()
By David Sacks and Steven Honig![Japan's LDP to make decision on coalition with Japan Innovation Party]()
By Sheila A. Smith and Chris Baylor![Japan's Centrist Reform Alliance]()
By Sheila A. Smith and Chris Baylor![Sanseito party's campaign rally in Tokyo]()
By Sheila A. Smith and Chris Baylor![<p>People queue to cast their votes at a polling station during Myanmar’s general election in Naypyidaw, Myanmar on December 28, 2025.</p>]()
By Joshua Kurlantzick and Annabel Richter![<p>U.S. President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hold up trade deal documents during a bilateral meeting at the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 26, 2025.</p>]()
By Joshua Kurlantzick![<p>Maritime operations group displays YJ-15 hypersonic anti-ship missiles during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025.</p>]()
By David Sacks and Paul B. Stares![<p>Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing attends a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on September 25, 2025.</p>]()
By Joshua Kurlantzick![<p>Village security volunteers patrol a village amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Buriram province, Thailand, on December 9, 2025.</p>]()
By Joshua Kurlantzick![<p>Printed Chinese and Japanese flags are seen in this illustration</p>]()
By Sheila A. Smith![<p>The former office of the America ChangLe Association, described by United States authorities as a Chinese ‘secret police station’ masquerading as a community gathering place for residents from China’s Fujian province, in New York City on April 17, 2023.</p>]()
By Joshua Kurlantzick![<p>U.S. President Donald Trump gathers with regional leaders during the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. </p>]()
By Joshua Kurlantzick![<p>Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the prime minister’s office</p>]()
By Sheila A. Smith![<p>Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of Myanmar’s military junta, attends a press conference following talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia on March 4, 2025.</p>]()
By Joshua Kurlantzick![<p>Surachai Danwattananusorn, a critic of the Thai monarchy, gestures during an interview in Bangkok on August 25, 2010. Shortly after two of his aides were found dead in the Mekong River, Surachai disappeared in 2019.</p>]()
By Joshua Kurlantzick![<p>Kobayashi Takayuki, Motegi Toshimitsu, Hayashi Yoshimasa, Takaichi Sanae and Koizumi Shinjiro pose after delivering speeches at the kick-off of the campaign for the LDP presidential election </p>]()
By Sheila A. Smith![<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in a car to review troops during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China on September 3, 2025.</p>]()
By Andrew Hanna and Kathleen Curlee![<p>Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul gestures as he attends a press conference at the Bhumjaithai party headquarters after a royal endorsement ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand on September 7, 2025.</p>]()
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![<p>Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference in Sydney, Australia on September 12, 2025.</p>]()
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