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Over the past three decades, Beijing has been on a quest to modernize the People's Liberation Army.

Turkish power through the ages.

Last week, Iran's Statistical Center reported that inflation reached nearly 43 percent in the 12-month period ending in August, exceeding IMF forecasts. Here, we look at the inflation rate over the past four years and the rising number of protests since late 2017.

More and more observers are sounding the alarm about a potential global recession. Here, we look at some of the countries most at risk for a downturn.

A look at the landscape of Saudi Arabia's oil production and the impact that last week's drone attacks had on global oil prices.

In recent weeks, the Solomon Islands' allegiance to Taiwan appeared shaky as mainland China sought to coax the island nation into its camp. The strategically located Pacific Islands are a soft-power battleground between the U.S. and China; here, we take a closer look at the evolution of aid - a key tool for maintaining allegiances - to these islands between 2011 and 2017.

Australia is pushing to challenge China’s dominance in the supply of materials commonly used in the defense and high-tech industries.

Earlier this month, Argentine President Mauricio Macri lost presidential primary elections to opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez, leaving Macri’s chances of winning reelection in doubt. The result came amid high inflation and a struggling economy, which Macri had tried to address using a series of austerity measures.

How did foreign direct investment in the region change from 2017 to 2018?

Taking stock of claims and capabilities in the South China Sea.

With the dismantling of Article 370, the Bharatiya Janata Party has stripped the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy.

There are plans for more protests in Moscow this weekend.