Ukraine’s military says Russian assaults near Huliaipole are increasingly carried out by mercenaries from African and Asian countries, highlighting Moscow’s growing dependence on foreign fighters
The U.S. has renewed its West Asia travel alert, warning citizens that tensions with Iran could flare up quickly – potentially disrupting regional security and throwing travel plans into disarray
Southeast Asia’s surging textile boom is choking rivers and fouling coastlines with toxic effluent-imperiling public health, igniting social unrest, and surfacing as a serious but underrecognized environmental security crisis
A new UN report warns that international criminal networks are harnessing cutting‑edge technology to extend their reach across Asia – and beyond – and calls for far stronger global cooperation
The IISS Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2026 probes how shifting military doctrines, strategic geography and cutting-edge technologies are rapidly reshaping security dynamics across the Asia-Pacific – and what those changes …