Chinese President Xi Jinping used the SCO summit as an opportunity not only to stage an anti-American coalition by bringing together the leaders of countries such as Russia, Iran, and India, which are currently at odds with the United States, but also to demonstrate his intent to reshape global ...

At the 1st ASEAN Summit of 2025 held in May, the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 (ACV 2045) was adopted. This serves as a 20-year blueprint following the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 announced in 2015. The new vision provides a direction for the development of the ASEAN Community up to 2045 in respon...

In May 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump chose Saudi Arabia as the destination for his first overseas trip of his second term, also visiting Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he secured major achievements in investment agreements and arms sales. A series of economic, technology, an...