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August 12, 2016

August 12, 2016
Abdullah to Ghani: 'What Does Your Highness Spend Your Time On?'
By Catherine Putz
The National Unity Government has been anything but unified.

August 12, 2016
Red Group: The Taliban's New Commando Force
By Shawn Snow
The rise of the well-equipped Taliban force raises points to endemic corruption in Helmand.

August 12, 2016
The South China Sea Ruling: 1 Month Later
By Tuan N. Pham
Time to carefully analyze the Chinese reaction to determine how best to respond in the coming months.

August 12, 2016
High Stakes for North Korea’s Olympians
By John Power
For North Korean athletes, gold is richly rewarded -- and failure can bring a stint in a labor camp.

August 12, 2016
China and Ausgrid: Are Australia's National Security Concerns Justified?
By Greg Austin
The Ausgrid decision is justified but more transparency is needed.

August 12, 2016
US Leadership Needed in a World of Burgeoning Drones
By Benjamin Schwartz
The proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles is accelerating around the globe and U.S. policy needs to catch up.

August 12, 2016
The Dilemma of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
Why can’t Islamabad get its foreign policy on track?

August 12, 2016
UK-China Ties Put to the Test Over Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Project
By Ankit Panda
A surprise spying revelation may push a decision by Theresa May's new government.

August 12, 2016
The Quetta Attack and Pakistan's Need for a Multipronged Counterterror Approach
By Hamzah Rifaat
Pakistan needs a new approach amid multipronged terror threats.

August 12, 2016
East China Sea: Japan Rescues Chinese Fishermen Near Disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
By Shannon Tiezzi
Japan saves 6 Chinese fishermen from their sinking vessel after a collision with a Greek cargo ship.

August 12, 2016
Is China Establishing a Norm Prohibiting Lethal Drone Strikes in Asia?
By Tobias Burgers and Scott N. Romaniuk
China -- unlike the U.S. -- has so far refused to use UAVs to conduct targeted killings.

August 12, 2016
India's 2016 Transgender Rights Bill: Progress or Just More Ignorance?
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
A new bill seeking to address the rights and protections of India's transgender community falls flat.
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