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August 2, 2016

August 02, 2016
What a Trump Presidency Would Mean for Afghanistan
By Samuel Ramani
The Republican nominee for the presidency would likely drastically change U.S. policy toward Afghanistan.

August 02, 2016
Kazakhstan-Ukraine Trade Crashes
By Catherine Putz
143 train cars, blocked at the Ukraine-Russia border, explain why.

August 02, 2016
Unmanned Systems and Manned Conflict in East Asia
By Tobias Burgers and Scott N. Romaniuk
Potential (mis)use of military robotic technology in East Asia's maritime conflicts is enormous.

August 02, 2016
US Navy to Install Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile on Littoral Combat Ship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The USS Coronado will be armed with advanced anti-ship missiles, despite mixed results from a recent test.

August 02, 2016
Pakistan’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa Challenge
By Umair Jamal
Is Pakistan closing in on Hafiz Saeed?

August 02, 2016
Japan’s Defense White Paper Highlights Growing Threat From China
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan’s 2016 Defense White Paper expresses “deep concern” over China’s growing assertiveness in the maritime domain.

August 02, 2016
TPP May Fail if Renegotiated, Singapore Warns US
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The city state’s premier cautions that the pact may end up falling apart.

August 02, 2016
FBI Employee Pleads Guilty to Acting as Chinese Government Agent
By Ankit Panda
An FBI employee pleaded guilty to passing sensitive information to Chinese government agents.

August 02, 2016
Central Asian States Strive to Distill Local Culture
By Catherine Putz
The Silk Road, a “cultural artery," brought to the region all kinds of foreign influences.

August 02, 2016
What Yuriko Koike's Governorship Triumph in Tokyo Means for Japan
By Ankit Panda
Yuriko Koike comes to the governorship of Tokyo with a complex political background.

August 02, 2016
US Rebalance to Asia Will Sustain: Obama
By Prashanth Parameswaran
President downplays concerns about U.S. commitment to the region ahead of state visit with Singapore’s premier.

August 02, 2016
The Missionary Position: Divorce in the Philippines
By David Hutt
The Philippines is one of only two countries in the world where divorce is illegal. Is that about to change?
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