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Interviews
Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska on ‘New Uzbekistan’
By Catherine Putz
"While it is undeniable that Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan is less paranoid, much freer and tolerant than Karimov’s... the very nature of the system remains unchanged."
The China-Philippine Collisions in the South China Sea: What Now?
By Shannon Tiezzi
In this exclusive interview, Commodore Jay Tarriela, spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea at the Philippine Coast Guard, discusses the current situation near Second Thomas Shoal.
A Post-Mortem of the ‘Battle For Hong Kong’
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Shibani Mahtani and Timothy McLaughlin
Michael Kugelman on Pakistani Politics After Nawaz Sharif’s Return
By Shannon Tiezzi
"One can't rule out anything in Pakistani politics, which are nothing if not unpredictable."
China’s Statecraft and Global Leadership
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Chin-Hao Huang.
Rohan Gunaratna on the Roots of Sri Lanka’s Deadly Easter Sunday Attacks
By Shannon Tiezzi
The counterterrorism expert and author of “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community” explains how religious extremism manifested in Sri Lanka's deadliest terror attack.
Erika Fatland on Traveling in the Himalayas
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
“Many of the people in the Himalayas live more isolated now than they did a hundred years ago.”
China’s Middle East Agenda
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Julian Spencer-Churchill and Behrouz Ayaz.
‘Digital Empires’: The China-EU-US Competition Over Tech Regulations
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Anu Bradford.
Ian Johnson on the ‘Sparks’ Illuminating China’s Hidden History
By Shannon Tiezzi
“In terms of China, the dominant storyline is the surveillance state has won; China is a lost cause. My book shows that this isn’t the case.”
Ajai Sahni on Canada and the Khalistani Movement
By Sudha Ramachandran
“The present ‘movement’ is diaspora-led, fed by the ISI and implicitly supported by some countries, most prominently Canada, for geostrategic reasons and domestic political imperatives.”
The State of China’s Semiconductor Industry
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Douglas Fuller.