MANILA, Philippines – In a maybe imminent but not inevitable scenario where China decides to “re-unify” Taiwan by force – that is, surround the independently governed island and block its friends and ...

Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, ...

With the U.S. less reliable, Australia and Japan seek to deepen their friendship and cooperation, especially in the defense ...

On Dec. 4, 2025, the White House published its National Security Strategy. It declares that “the United States will insist on ...

Japan has accelerated plans to devote 2 percent of its GDP — and more — to its military as China grows more assertive and the U.S. urges allies to spend bigger.

FOR Filipino nationalists — read that Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute (ACPSSI) with its Anti-War Peace ...

Even Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. has warned that the Philippines would be dragged "kicking and ...

The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro underscored the administration’s pivot toward the Western Hemisphere, ...

Thailand’s drift toward China over the past decade is turning the longstanding alliance with the U.S. into something of a ...

A few days after Donald Trump ordered air strikes on Iran in June with the aim of destroying its atomic programme, Vice ...

The U.S. Navy will continue to support its ongoing operations in the Caribbean, while trying to maintain a presence in both ...

In November, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could create a ...