The rapprochement between North Korea and Russia has brought immediate benefits to the North Korean leadership. In addition, ...

The war between Israel and Iran has underscored Asia's heavy reliance on oil and gas from the Middle East and its sluggish progress in transitioning to renewable energy - vulnerabilities made worse by ...

Iran's parliament approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route, following US strikes on ...

While Iran's arch-rival Israel would remain unaffected by such a closure, closure would end up hurting Iran's oil trade as well as those of friendly countries, writes Aditi Bhaduri.

Trump’s leadership style evinced with the Middle East, at once volatile and commanding, could be both an obstacle and an opportunity for Beijing.