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When Hollywood Comes to Cambodia, with Nick Ray

Nick Ray has spent almost three decades in Cambodia where he established Hanuman Films with his wife Kulikar Sotho and they have since worked on...

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Luke Hunt

Smuggled Commodities From India and Bangladesh are Lifelines for Myanmar’s Arakan

Every afternoon, about two dozen people cutting across communities and genders gather on the banks of the Kaladan River at Paletwa town in...

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Rajeev Bhattacharyya

20th Anniversary of Indian Ocean Tsunami: Is Sri Lanka Prepared for Another Natural Disaster?

Two decades have passed since a massive tsunami struck the Indian Ocean on Boxing Day. In Sri Lanka, the tsunami claimed over 36,000 lives and...

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Rathindra Kuruwita

Pakistan Debates Madrassa Reform Rollback

Pakistan’s parliament recently passed the Societies Registration (Amendment) Act 2024, which introduces new regulations for registration of...

yesterday 5

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Mariyam Suleman Anees

Securitization of China in US Governors’ Rhetoric Since 2022

While many U.S. subnational actors have reciprocated PRC efforts to reconnect, a growing number of governors and state legislators have been...

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Flora Yan

11 Indian Workers’ Deaths in Georgia Highlight Lack of Safeguards for Migrant Rights

The shocking death of 11 Indian workers at a resort in Gudauri, Georgia – a popular skiing and paragliding destination in the Caucasus mountains...

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Neeta Lal

Can There Be a Settlement on the Korean Peninsula Without an End to the War in Ukraine?

While political change in South Korea and the United States could pave the way for new attempts to solve the conflict on the Korean Peninsula,...

saturday 30

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Gerald Pech

Emerging Russian Firm Takes Place of Sanctioned Lender in Central Asia

A Russian firm set up in March 2022 that now boasts $588 million in assets on its balance sheet has emerged as a major financial backer in Central...

saturday 10

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Daniel Beizsley

China’s Real Estate Crisis: Why the Younger Generation Is Not Buying Houses Anymore

Go to college, find a job, buy a house, get married: For decades, homeownership has been seen as an essential part of life in China. Based on that...

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Yuan Shi

In the UK, Labor’s China Audit Is Fast Becoming a Post-Mortem

The Labor Party’s 2024 election manifesto made just one mention of China, promising an “audit” of the United Kingdom’s relationship with...

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Andrew Yeh

Yoon Suk-yeol’s Downfall Should Spark Introspection on the US Approach to South Korea 

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s short-lived martial law order on December 3 stunned the foreign policy establishment in Washington. While...

saturday 10

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James Park

COP29 Failed the ‘Third Pole’: Wither Tibet in the Climate Agenda?

On November 12, at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the...

saturday 10

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Varuna Shankar And Jagannath Panda

With Indonesia’s XL Axiata-Smartfren Merger, Telecom Consolidation Marches on 

The wireless telecom business is not an easy one to be in. It requires huge investments in physical infrastructure as well as large outlays for...

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James Guild

Thai Activist Sentenced to Additional Prison Time For Defaming Monarchy

A Thai court yesterday sentenced the human rights lawyer and political activist Arnon Nampa to an additional two years and eight months in prison...

20.12.2024 2

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Sebastian Strangio

US Unveils Sanctions on Pakistan Ballistic Missile Program

In a surprising development earlier this week, the United States imposed sanctions on Pakistan’s state-run missile development agency and three...

20.12.2024 3

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Umair Jamal

Rubio’s Nomination Could Be the Change Cambodia’s Democracy Needs

As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump continues to shape his incoming administration, there is one name that stands out to me as a...

20.12.2024 20

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Samady Ou

India’s Arduous Path to Just Energy Transition

India has been among the most vocal about what it calls the “ too little, too distant ” outcome of the COP29 meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan. On...

20.12.2024 5

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Shanthie Mariet D’Souza

How Will Trump’s National Security Team Shape His China Policy?

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s views on China are often considered to be erratic and unpredictable. His first presidency led to a negative...

20.12.2024 6

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Gabriel Corsetti

Busan Was a Major Political Win on Plastic Pollution, Even If Not a Procedural One 

As the winds settle from the bipolar storm that took over Busan in late November for the fifth scheduled round of negotiations for an international...

20.12.2024 6

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Arpita Bhagat

Rivers of Influence: How Droughts and Chinese Investment Shape Ecuador’s Energy Crisis

For the past three month, the Ecuadorian government has been struggling to combat droughts within the Mazar and Coca rivers . These droughts are...

20.12.2024 5

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Martin Brown

Why Indonesia Needs To Reform Its Oil and Gas Exploration Landscape

Indonesia’s oil production, once a cornerstone of its export economy, has sharply declined over the years, dropping from a peak of 1.6 million...

20.12.2024 2

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Larry Luckey

Solomon Islands’ Mega Coral Points the Way to Save Our Reefs

Just when we think there are no major discoveries left to be made on our planet, we find a natural wonder slowly growing beneath the waves for...

20.12.2024 1

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Enric Sala

Japan’s MHI Launches 10th Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF

Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the latest frigate, the tenth of a planned fleet of 12 Mogami-class multirole...

19.12.2024 1

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Takahashi Kosuke

What COVID-19 Revealed About China and Its Role in the World

This month marks the fifth anniversary of the initial COVID-19 outbreak, with the very first cases being reported in Wuhan, China, in December...

19.12.2024 1

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Nick Carraway

‘No One Left Behind’: UNDP Representative Matilda Dimovska on Mongolia’s Development Journey

For half a century, the United Nations Development Program has played a role in strengthening Mongolia’s democracy, civil society, and...

19.12.2024 4

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Bolor Lkhaajav

South Korea’s Yoon Impedes Constitutional Court’s Impeachment Trial

Since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached by the National Assembly on December 14 – 11 days after he declared martial law – the...

19.12.2024 1

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Mitch Shin

Thailand Hosts ‘Informal Consultation’ on Myanmar Conflict

Thailand yesterday hosted the first of two days of meetings aimed at breaking the political deadlock in war-torn Myanmar. Yesterday’s “informal...

19.12.2024 2

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Sebastian Strangio

Who’s Afraid of a ‘Cambodia Spring’?

It’s disappointing when a journalist’s general knowledge extends a decade at most. A few weeks ago, a reporter from the Phnom Penh Post suggested...

19.12.2024 2

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David Hutt

US Governors and State Legislators’ Shifting Approaches Toward China Since 2022

Under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s leadership , especially since his third term, maintaining and expanding local exchanges has become a priority...

19.12.2024 5

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Flora Yan

Philippine Congressional Committee Recommends Filing of Criminal Charges Against Duterte

On Wednesday, the Philippine House of Representatives held its last session of the year, during which several committee chairpersons recommended...

19.12.2024 4

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Mong Palatino

Syria Is Not One of China’s Strategic Priorities 

On December 8, a coalition of rebels led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) conquered Damascus, and President Bashar al-Assad fled to...

19.12.2024 1

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Dale Aluf

Why Are the Sindhis Protesting in Pakistan?

People in Pakistan’s southeastern province of Sindh have been protesting against the planned construction of six canals on the Indus River since...

19.12.2024 6

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Osama Ahmad

US Repatriates 2 Malaysian Nationals From Guantanamo Bay

Two Malaysians who pleaded guilty for their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings have been repatriated from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay,...

18.12.2024 1

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Sebastian Strangio

Beyond Firepower: Rethinking Indonesia’s Surface Vessel Acquisition Priorities

In light of Indonesia’s defense modernization efforts, as stipulated in the Minimum Essential Force program, the country is actively procuring...

18.12.2024 2

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