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China's Approach to the Middle East Looks Familiar
By Massoud Hayoun
Despite repudiating American foreign policy, China now borrows heavily from U.S.-style Middle Eastern diplomacy.
Killing the Mekong, Dam by Dam
By Tom Fawthrop
Regional governments have been underestimating the environmental and economic costs of Mekong dams.
Can Duterte Bring Peace to the Philippines?
By Zachary Abuza
Forging peace in Mindanao is a far more challenging task than many appreciate.
Khrushchev’s Fate and China’s Future
By Joseph Torigian
What Xi Jinping can learn from Khrushchev's struggles with reform in the Soviet Union.
The Myth of India’s Non-Aligned Boycott
By Kate Sullivan de Estrada and Patrick Quinton-Brown
Why India's media was so ready to buy into the idea that Modi boycotted the Non-Aligned Summit.
William Mesny: The Mercenary Mandarin
By David Leffman
An Englishman's rise (and fall) in Qing-dynasty China.
Xi's 'China Dream' Comes to Coal Country
By Francois Dubé
Frustration with corrupt and inept local authorities in Shanxi fuels support for Xi Jinping’s push to be core leader.
Myanmar’s Opening: Doing Business in Asia’s Final Frontier
By Edward Parker
Myanmar looks to be on the path to a prosperous future and a fast-growing, dynamic economy.
Evaluating China's Economy
By Fatima-Zohra Er-Rafia
Can China keep up its growth and deliver on its "harmony" pact with the Chinese people?
China and Germany: The Honeymoon Is Over
By Klaus Larres
A visit to China by Germany's economics minister highlighted a blunter approach to bilateral relations.
Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste Prepare for Strategic Elections
By Luke Hunt
Elections in the two countries could determine their future interactions with ASEAN neighbors.