Recently, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced that France had secured a $50 billion contract to build Australia’s new submarine fleet, confirming weeks of speculation that Japan had lost out in the three-way competitive evaluation. While the outcome is definitely a missed strategic opportunity to enhance Australia-Japan defense ties, an overemphasis on it also risks missing the broader story …

  The inauguration of Tsai Ing-wen as president of Taiwan offers a unique opportunity for Washington to address two fraught issues in U.S.-China relations. First, sending an appropriate high-level American official to Taipei would signal U.S. commitment to the democratic security of Taiwan in the face of Beijing’s intensifying pressure. Second, it would elevate Taiwan’s status as a regional security …

  OUR Correspondent / Emirates Business Innovative food concepts, natural ingredients and a customer-focussed service environment, that’s what Doner Deli is all about. Ever since Hazem Elgendy and Mustafa Alrefaie founded their fast casual restaurant brand in 2014 in Dubai, it has quickly established itself as a synonym for authentic wholesome German street food across the UAE. Mustafa Alrefaie told …