The idea of a NATO-style military bloc in Southeast Asia has surfaced in recent discussions, with Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba having suggested an “Asian NATO” to promote regional ...

The Philippines' Defense Secretary, Gilberto Teodoro, highlighted the complexities of establishing a NATO-like alliance in Southeast Asia due to differing interests among ASEAN nations. While Japan ...

A security grouping in Southeast Asia similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is not possible at present ...

Worldview: Dissatisfaction with democracy and a return to recession has left Japan’s mighty Liberal Democratic Party ...

Japan, which for decades has relied on the United States for military hardware, is also developing a new fighter jet with EU ...

Whatever the form it takes, the next government will be one of instability and crisis as it seeks to impose new burdens on ...

Shigeru Ishiba is no longer pursuing one of his fondest dreams, an ‘Asian NATO,’ or talking about revising Article Nine of ...

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is calling for a global “military coalition” against Israel, while other top ...

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority after snap elections, Japanese media projected early Monday, in what would be ...

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party is looking to make policy deals short of expanding its ruling coalition after the ruling ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to stay in office despite his party's ruling coalition falling short of a ...