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Russia’s Dual Afghan Strategy and Pakistan’s Shrinking Room for Maneuver

Thu, 04/06/2026 - 14:49
Moscow's deepening relations with the Taliban hint at growing doubts about Pakistan as a counterterrorism partner.

Journalism and Fighting for Indigenous Rights in Myanmar

Thu, 04/06/2026 - 06:02
Scott Johnson talks about drones and meeting Nerdah Bo Mya in Kawthoolei.

Can ASEAN’s Green Goals Survive Its Data Center Boom?

Thu, 04/06/2026 - 05:53
Data centers are critical enablers of ASEAN’s digital economy, but rapid digitalization presents a number of serious sustainability challenges.

To Lam’s Southeast Asia Visits Expand Vietnam’s ‘Neighborhood Bamboo Diplomacy’

Thu, 04/06/2026 - 05:21
Hanoi's closer engagement with its ASEAN neighbors represents an enhancement of its flexible, omnidirectional foreign policy doctrine.

Can ‘Compulsory Conciliation’ Resolve the Cambodia-Thailand Maritime Border Dispute?

Thu, 04/06/2026 - 03:32
Bangkok's recent withdrawal from a 2001 MoU governing maritime border talks has prompted Phnom Penh to internationalize the dispute.

Major ASEAN Economies In Line For New US Tariffs Over Forced Labor

Thu, 04/06/2026 - 01:52
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has recommended the imposition 10-12.5 percent levies on 60 major trading partners.

Why Beijing Still Fears the Tiananmen Mothers

Wed, 03/06/2026 - 19:34
Thirty-seven years later, the regime’s legitimacy still rests on suppressing the truth of what happened on June 4, 1989.

Nature and Concrete: The Eco-Brutalist Resistance in Central Asia

Wed, 03/06/2026 - 19:06
Eco-brutalism is an aesthetic appeal to a healthier, greener future, and one that can be built atop existing realities. 

Uzbekistan’s New Migration Destination? America.

Wed, 03/06/2026 - 18:58
From irregular border crossings to bilateral training agreements, Uzbekistan is working to carve out a formal pathway to U.S. employment. 

Australia’s Strategic Ambiguity Is Running Out of Road

Wed, 03/06/2026 - 18:31
Washington wants allies to spend more on defense, while Beijing judges Australia by what it does, not what it says. Canberra needs to take stock of its own interests.

Tiananmen Is Not Just China’s Story

Wed, 03/06/2026 - 18:07
The 1989 crackdown reinforced a political order that made independent worker organizing nearly impossible. The effects have been felt across the global economy.

Trump’s New AI Order Raises the Stakes in China-US Tech Competition

Wed, 03/06/2026 - 17:36
Advanced AI models are no longer treated simply as commercial products; they are increasingly regarded as strategic assets linked to national power.

EBRD Dials Down Kyrgyz GDP Forecast Over Sanctions Worries

Wed, 03/06/2026 - 15:50
While still growing, Kyrgyzstan’s GDP may slow due to increasing weight of sanctions.

Can a Takaichi Government Stabilize China-Japan Relations?

Wed, 03/06/2026 - 15:44
What Abe's post-2014 rapprochement with Beijing can teach Tokyo today.

Exit Polls Suggest Ruling Democratic Party’s Victory in Local Elections

Wed, 03/06/2026 - 15:14
Exit polls suggest the DP will win 11 of 16 regional posts, with Seoul and Busan producing the night’s most closely watched results.

Bangladesh’s Twin Challenges: Economic Revival and Great Power Balancing

Wed, 03/06/2026 - 13:08
Bangladesh’s security lies not in becoming part of someone else’s strategic rivalry, but in becoming economically strong, diplomatically flexible, and internally legitimate.

The ASEAN-China AI Center: Innovation Boost or Agentic Disinformation Risk for Southeast Asia?

Tue, 02/06/2026 - 21:21
Deeper economic integration with Chinese AI advances brings real opportunity – and heightened risks of influence campaigns.

The International Organization for Mediation Is 1 Year Old. How Is It Faring?

Tue, 02/06/2026 - 20:44
The Hong Kong-based IOMed is testing a new path for international dispute settlement, but the road ahead is challenging.

In Inner Mongolia, China’s Assimilation Campaign Moves Online

Tue, 02/06/2026 - 20:28
A January 2026 report suggests Beijing is now targeting the digital communities that were Mongolian speakers’ last refuge – in a region that never posed a separatist threat.

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