Emblematic of Beijing’s pugilistic mentality is a series of war games staged with Russia. Perhaps not by coincidence, 22,000 American military personnel held exercises in waters around Guam.

The political cost of going nuclear has become more complex in the 21st century.

A country stripped of its history during war is rendered an orphan.

Fourteen of the suspects were believed to be members of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group from the Black Crow cell.

Two technological trends are influencing the way tactical nuclear weapons could impact strategic stability: the proliferation of precision strike weapons and the emergence of advance area-denial capabilities and credible ballistic missile defense. 

India needs to maintain its restraint over Kashmir, but the backers of violence there must pay a price for their support of extremism.

Singapore draws heat from China after allegedly trying to endorse an international ruling on territorial claims in the South China Sea. Singapore denies the claims.

An international tribunal’s recent ruling on the South China Sea leaves Taiwan in a sensitive position.

China’s share in the international arms exports market has risen from 3.6% in 2006-10 to 5.9% in 2011-15.

An overview of the past week's key developments in the South China Sea.

If India and Pakistan fought a war detonating 100 nuclear warheads, more than 21 million people would be directly killed, about half the world’s protective ozone layer would be destroyed.

An overview of the past week's developments in cross-Strait relations.

Two Malaysians have been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2006.

A recent report by the ‘China Times’ claims Taiwan has decided to abandon efforts to develop a medium-range missile that could hit Beijing or Shanghai. While aborting the program would make sense, Taipei won’t be doing so for the reasons stated in the article.

North Korea is in a rush to lock in nuclear gains before the next U.S. administration settles its new policy.

Whatever Moscow’s diplomatic aims are for this week’s South China Sea exercise with China, the reality is the drill will do more to reveal contradictions in Russia’s regional approach.

Watch out China, Taiwan’s subs are about to pack a punch.

International terrorists had a hand in helping local insurgent groups carry out the recent spate of bombings in Thailand, one expert believes.