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The EU and Central Asia Can Forge a Strategic Partnership Through Connectivity

The Samarkand summit marks a watershed moment in EU-Central Asia relations at a time when the international order is undergoing a fundamental...

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Javlon Vakhabov And Alouddin Komilov

The Man Who Would be King Again? Former Nepal King’s Delusions of Power

The rise of Hindu fundamentalist and monarchist groups has made Nepal volatile and could lead to widespread anarchy.

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Som Niroula

How Sri Lanka is Rewriting its Economic Narrative

By prioritizing transparency, the Sri Lankan government aims to rebuild trust with international lenders and investors, a critical step in...

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Brian R Braun

Making ‘Loot,’ a Film About Cambodian Crimes and Redemption

From remote Cambodian villages to the world of elite art collectors and galleries in New York and London, the new film “Loot: A Story of Crime &...

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Luke Hunt

China’s Xi to Visit Three Southeast Asian Nations This Month, Report Claims

China’s leader Xi Jinping will reportedly embark on a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia later this month, a possible sign that China is seeking...

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Sebastian Strangio

How Indonesia’s Revised Military Law Could Impact Regional Security Dynamics

Last week, Indonesia’s parliament passed a series of controversial amendments to its Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Law, which currently...

yesterday 10

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Edna C. Pattisina

South Korea’s Risky Bet on Online Regulation

As Seoul considers new regulations on online platforms, concerns about competition, national security, and possible U.S. retaliation loom large.

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Troy Stangarone

US-Taiwan Defense Partnership 2.0: Taiwan’s UAV Doctrine and Industrial Base

Taiwan’s drones are not just about national survival. They offer the U.S. a combat-ready, industrially capable partner in the most contested...

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Hong-Lun Tiunn

Southeast Asia Slammed By President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

Nine of the region's 11 nations have been hit with reciprocal tariffs that could devastate local industries – and create a strategic opening for...

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Sebastian Strangio

Myanmar Junta Announces Ceasefire to Aid Earthquake Recovery Efforts

The ceasefire, which will run until April 22, follows similar announcements from major ethnic rebel groups.

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Sebastian Strangio

US Clears Possible $5B Sale of Jet Fighters to Philippines

The proposed acquisition of F-16 fighters would bolster Manila's ability to defend its own assets in disputed parts of the South China Sea.

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Sebastian Strangio

Trump’s Subtle Shift on China: From Economic Coercion to Military Confrontation

Trump may not entirely rule out a deal with Beijing, but the ongoing stalemates in Ukraine and Gaza are pushing him to seek breakthroughs elsewhere.

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Jiachen Shi

Cooperation, Coordination, and Strategic Denial: Echoes and Lessons from Cold War Oceania 

With a fundamentally different playing field today, the United States and its Western partners should adapt, if not adopt, the strategies of the...

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Jonah Bock

AI vs Art: Studio Ghibli Edition

The challenges posed by AI-generated art necessitate a multifaceted approach that includes revising existing laws, implementing safeguards, and...

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Khyati Singh

No Time to Waste for Asia-Pacific Leadership 

As Cyclone Alfred approached Brisbane, the city’s first cyclone forecast in over five decades, we were finalizing the recommendations of our annual...

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Christoph Nedopil

The Gorge Between China and India on Hydropolitics

On Christmas Eve 2024, the Chinese government announced that it had approved the world’s largest – and, at $137 billion, most expensive –...

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Ruth Gamble And Hongzhang Xu

India’s Lacking Attempts to Contain Pollution: Bridging the Climate Commitment Gap 

In November 2024, during the U.N. climate conference (COP29) in Baku, India sharply criticized the new climate finance package, which promises $300...

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Shanthie Mariet D’Souza

Frontline Failure: Pakistan’s Climate Vulnerability and Leadership Gap

Pakistan is not merely a nation facing a climate crisis; it is a stark, living testament to the existential threat confronting the Global South....

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Abdul Waheed Bhutto

Capitalizing on PLA Vulnerabilities: Taiwan’s Opportunities for Enhanced Defense

Andrew Marshall, the visionary founder of the now-disbanded Office of Net Assessment (ONA) in the Pentagon, once remarked, “The purpose of net...

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Holmes Liao

Beyond the Barracks: Indonesia’s Military Edges Back Into Civilian Affairs

Every Thursday evening, a group of activists assembles in front of the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia’s congested capital city. They...

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Carolyn Nash

Thai Government Probes Collapse of Bangkok Skyscraper as Rescue Efforts Continue

Authorities in Thailand are investigating the construction of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed during last week’s earthquake, killing at least...

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Sebastian Strangio

Inside Cambodia’s Political Doomsday Sect

Not far from the tourist city of Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia, roughly a thousand devotees gather around a picturesque pond. They are there...

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Daniel Zak And Vutha Srey

In Earthquake’s Aftermath, Major Myanmar Rebel Alliance Announces ‘Humanitarian Pause’

A major alliance of ethnic armed groups in northern Myanmar has announced a unilateral one-month ceasefire to allow humanitarian relief efforts to...

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Sebastian Strangio

Without Radio Free Asia, Who Will Expose China’s Atrocities?

On the night of Friday, March 14, at the end of another week during which Radio Free Asia (RFA) journalists provided rare reporting on the Myanmar...

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Tsering Dolka Gurung

Vietnam in US-China Trade Tensions

Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners and strategic thinkers across the globe for...

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Mercy A. Kuo

Why Grab Wants to Acquire Indonesia’s GoTo for $7 Billion

It was reported last week that Southeast Asian ride-hailing and delivery giant Grab is looking to secure a $2 billion loan in order to acquire...

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James Guild

Putin to Visit India for First Time Since Start of Ukraine War

On March 28, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that President Vladimir Putin would be visiting India. “Russian President Putin has...

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Elizabeth Roche

Is China’s Peace Plan Still Relevant for Gaza?  

China’s ambitious mediation initiative — the Beijing Declaration on Palestinian Unity — once signaled a bold new chapter in the long-stalled...

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Xiaoyu Lu And Dounia Al Jijakli

East Asia’s Pop Culture in an Age of Protest

If we follow the most recent political protests around the world through social media, we are likely to encounter Pikachu — a character from the...

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Ratu Ayu Asih Kusuma Putri

Why Bangladesh Should Join ASEAN – and What Stands in the Way

Bangladesh’s foreign policy is shifting. With the recent political change at home and an increasingly volatile global order, Bangladesh is adopting...

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Md Obaidullah

Japan Enacts FY 2025 Budget After Rare Revisions

On March 31, Japan’s National Diet enacted a budget bill for fiscal year of 2025 with a majority vote of the ruling coalition of the Liberal...

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Daisuke Akimoto

Kygyz, Tajik, Uzbek Presidents Hold Groundbreaking Trilateral Summit

On March 31, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev, and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met in Khujand, Tajikistan, for...

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Kulobiddin Norov

Chinese Influencer Ordered to Leave Taiwan Over Pro-Unification Content

Chinese Douyin influencer “Yaya in Taiwan,” whose real name is Liu Zhen-ya, left Taiwan on March 25 after a deportation order. Although Liu had...

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Brian Hioe

Bridging the Gap: Karzai, the Taliban, and the US Dilemma in Afghanistan

As Afghanistan plunged into chaos in August 2021, with the collapse of its government and its leaders fleeing, former President Hamid Karzai made...

monday 10

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Freshta Jalalzai

Myanmar Earthquake Toll Rises Over 2,000 as Rescue Operations Continue

The death toll from last week’s earthquake in Myanmar has now topped 2,000, with the United Nations health agency warning that the disaster has...

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Sebastian Strangio

China Conducts South China Sea Patrol as US Defense Chief Visits Philippines

China’s military says that it conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the same day that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived in...

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Sebastian Strangio

US, Japan ‘Stand Firmly Together’ in the Face of Aggressive Chinese Actions

While there is wide-spread speculation about what the second administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will do with regard to its massive troop...

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Takahashi Kosuke

China’s Expanding Footprint in Uzbekistan

Sinophobia has been noticeably on the rise in Uzbekistan in recent weeks, especially on social media. Increasing viral content about unverified...

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Bekzod Zakirov

Australia’s Confidence Problem

With just 27 million people, Australia is the world’s 13th largest economy. It has the 11th largest GDP per capita. It ranks 10th on the human...

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Grant Wyeth

Larry Diamond on the Importance of US Foreign Aid

“Ending aid is not a strategy to make America great again. It’s a strategy to make America resented and isolated in the world.”

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Shannon Tiezzi, Yuan Xunhui, And Zhang Juan

The Chaos of Wage Theft in Bangladesh’s Garment Sector Requires Global Accountability

Bangladesh’s garment industry ranks as a mainstay of the global fast-fashion economy. More than 4 million people produce clothes for major brands...

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Mohammad Imon Kazi

In Laos, USAID Freeze Hampers Vital Bomb Removal Efforts

I’m standing before enough heavy weaponry to level a football stadium. The bombs are arranged on a raised concrete platform behind a building site....

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Talisker Scott Hunter

Cambodia: The Unbearable Memory of the Khmer Rouge

April 17, 1975 – the day Phnom Penh fell – can perhaps never be fully reappropriated because of the strong sense of shame and pain that surrounds...

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Astrid Norén-Nilsson

Bangladesh Tilts Toward China as Its Lead Economic Partner

The visit of Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to China from March 26 to 29 was significant for several reasons. It was his first official...

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Saqlain Rizve

The Perils of Ignoring the Taliban Regime’s Support for Terror Groups

According to the Global Terrorism Index 2025, Pakistan was the second-worst country affected by terrorism in the preceding year. This isn’t...

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Abdul Basit

Will Lee Jae-myung Rise From South Korea’s Political Chaos?

Lee Jae-myung’s strategic bet – that he can leverage widespread public discontent without further deepening societal divisions – will pose a key...

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Steven Denney

Adani’s Controversial Footprint in India’s Neighborhood (and Elsewhere)

The growth of the Adani Group, especially overseas, has mirrored Modi’s political ascendancy. As a result, controversy involving Adani projects...

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Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

India-Bangladesh-Pakistan: South Asia’s Fateful Triangle

54 years after Operation Searchlight and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic declaration of the independence of Bangladesh, the country stands at a...

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Swasti Sachdeva

Does ASEAN Hold Any Cards in the Coming Tariff War?

U.S. President Donald J. Trump returned to the White House to begin his second term in office in January. As in his first term, Trump quickly...

monday 2

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Sukegawa Seiya

Myanmar’s Military Is Tightening Its Grip on Cyberspace

With Myanmar now well into its fifth year of military rule, the country’s 54 million people continue to suffer what the United Nations Development...

monday 10

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Kenneth Leung