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Creating a pathway toward third-country resettlement is the only practical way to stop refugees from dying at sea.

Forced evictions began in the spring in the neighborhood adjacent to the modest al-Maturidi mausoleum. Then the demolition began. 

As China-U.S. tensions rise, sports diplomacy offers a path back to healthy competition.

History, ideology, and realism all contribute to the perception that Trump’s recent mention of the G-2 is just a U.S. “trap.” 

The Nexperia case offers a sobering tale for the future of European technological competitiveness.

A mismatch between eco-friendly government rhetoric and polluting actions on the ground is exacerbating Tajikistan’s climate change vulnerability.

Insights from Can Kasapoğlu.

Regulations for foreign nationals in Japan became a major topic of debate in this year’s election. The new government is acting accordingly.

An interview with Joanna Lillis on the contrasts between "new" and "old" Uzbekistan.

Takaichi’s remarks stirred a firestorm, but her later clarifications highlight the limits on Japan’s involvement in a Taiwan crisis.

“Formalism” is dragging down China’s education sector. Will new policies help?

Islamabad has run out of patience following the TTP’s suicide attack in Islamabad and the storming of a school for military cadets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It has gone against the country’s secular and creative spirit by scrapping the hiring of music and physical education teachers in primary schools.

What Mexico’s tariff hike for non-FTA countries means for ASEAN and beyond.

An inside look at Ladakh’s unrest – and the mood in the region today.

Very often, governments in the region leap to a solution before accurately defining what problem they are trying to solve.

Every South Korean liberal president, including Lee, has built their North Korea policy on three assumptions. None of them still holds true.

The summit bought a year of time to combat China’s rare earth dominance. India is best positioned to take advantage.

Afghan-American Sayeda Qader leads The Kalaam Project, a humanitarian relief team providing emergency aid to local Afghans – including after August’s devastating quake.

Insights from Jeffrey Hornung.