by Asia Pacific Task Force | Jul 14, 2025 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways Growing Bloc Dynamics: Russia’s strengthened alignment with North Korea signifies a new strategic front in East Asia, directly tying developments on the Korean Peninsula to geopolitical dynamics in Eastern Europe. Pyongyang’s explicit support for...
by Asia Pacific Task Force | Jun 3, 2025 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways The Global South is no longer a passive actor — In 2025, developing nations across Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Pacific are actively shaping global politics, economics, and security, moving from the periphery to the center of...
by Asia Pacific Task Force | May 15, 2025 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways China’s 2025 national security white paper outlines a comprehensive and centralized vision of security that expands well beyond military defense to encompass political, economic, technological, environmental, and societal domains. The white paper...
by Asia Pacific Task Force | May 12, 2025 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways: Geopolitical Alignment: Xi Jinping’s May 2025 visit to Russia highlights deepening Sino-Russian cooperation amid heightened geopolitical tensions surrounding the Ukraine war. Xi’s prominent role in Moscow’s Victory Day commemorations reinforced mutual...
by Asia Pacific Task Force | Apr 29, 2025 | Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management
On April 22, 2025, a devastating terrorist attack targeting tourists in Kashmir’s idyllic Pahalgam Valley shattered the fragile peace between India and Pakistan, swiftly plunging the two nuclear-armed rivals into their worst diplomatic and military crisis in years....
