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That Tashiev was given probation after a coup plot conviction while Kyrgyz journalists and musicians sit in jail, or exile, for reporting on his family’s corruption says everything that needs to be said about the character of justice and politics in Kyrgyzstan. 

Amid an ongoing purge, Chinese leader Xi Jinping may be assembling the cornerstones of a new Central Military Commission.

Recent visits to Beijing by Trump and Putin and a more favorable geopolitical environment have given Beijing more strategic space to advance its vision.

As Russia squeezes migrants, Central Asians now fill nearly four in five U.K. Seasonal Worker visas.

They survived ethnic cleansing in Bhutan, decades living in remote camps in Nepal, and the grueling process of starting over in the United States – only to be deported.

Since the first Vietnamese declaration of independence in 1945, Hanoi has pursued a consistent policy toward its two western neighbors.

“The recurring protests point to accumulating grievances over governance, representation, and the relationship between the region and Pakistan's federal establishment.”

The century-old RSS has always maintained that it is a “body of individuals” that does not need to register and pay taxes.

In 2015, Bangladesh allotted land to India for the development of an SEZ at Mongla port. India failed to start work on that project. Dhaka handed it to China.

The government needs to involve more academic institutions, think-tanks, and technical bodies in policymaking.

Myanmar’s “president” is embarking on his first official visit to an ASEAN country since his appointment in April.

The West Papua National Liberation Army has a history of targeting aircraft servicing remote parts of the Papuan highlands.

China's government is pushing hard for the resumption of the $3.6 billion project, which was suspended in 2011 amid widespread public opposition.

The rupture between Afghanistan’s Taliban and their erstwhile allies in Pakistan continues to cause suffering on both sides of the border.

Czechia’s new government has changed its tone on Taiwan, but left most of the substance of the relationship intact.

It’s not “whole of society” – and calling it that risks discrimination against ethnic Chinese.

The political momentum for the Northern Sea Route is real. However, the actual data looks a lot less rosy.

India has spent the last 16 years paying for its trade deal with ASEAN. The India-EU FTA would not repeat those mistakes.

As the country celebrates its past, let it also recognize the place where its future security begins: an island that has given more to the United States than most Americans will ever know.

Italy is making an unexpectedly assertive return to Southeast Asia – not through trade or development aid, but through defense diplomacy.