December 2020

Huawei and other Chinese firms continue to make rapid inroads among Gulf countries – despite the United States’ efforts.

US sanctions on Turkey’s main defense acquisitions agency has raised questions about American nuclear weapons in the country – and whether a similar fate will befall India next year.

Even after a year-long delay, there are questions about the safety of the massive relay effort – not to mention the Olympic Games themselves.

Authorities are using COVID-19 to justify forced cremations for Muslims, devastating family members.

Hong Kong's tight restrictions on travel amid COVID-19 are taking a toll on an already-suffering economy.

Seoul has hesitated to tighten restrictions thus far, even as health authorities predict the number of daily cases might top 1,000.

"Despite obvious advancement in reforms in various spheres, one direction of reforms remains very slow: it is the sphere of political reforms."

Uzbekistan has made enormous progress in eliminating forced labor, but has yet to fully eradicate it.

Future operators may also need to be real-time strategy games adepts.

India’s foreign trade policy must be aligned to its self-reliance goals. But it also needs to work towards making domestic industries competitive.

Calls for an alcohol ban speak to the complexity of balancing economic and religious considerations in Indonesia.

This week's plenum will ponder the key personnel appointments that will be announced at next month's National Congress.