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October 2022

Parviz Mullojonov on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Dispute

Parviz Mullojonov on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Dispute

By Catherine Putz
What explains the dramatic escalation of violence along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border?

What’s Driving Laos’ Debt Crisis?

What’s Driving Laos’ Debt Crisis?

By Kearrin Sims and Emma Luce Scali
While China is critically important, the current debt crisis in Laos is about much more than Beijing.
Pakistan’s Chief Problem

Pakistan’s Chief Problem

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The entirety of Pakistan’s politics, including its conflicts and paradoxes, is wrapped up in the question of who the next chief of army staff will be.

Indonesia’s G-20 Dreams

Indonesia’s G-20 Dreams

By Shafiah F. Muhibat
Indonesia began promoting its G-20 presidency back in mid-2021, but the events of 2022 have seriously complicated its efforts.

Women’s Rights in Asia

Women’s Rights in Asia

In the years after #MeToo and COVID-19, is the situation for women in Asia getting better or worse?

Weeks After Russia-Central Asia Leaders’ Meeting, Europe Comes Calling Too

Weeks After Russia-Central Asia Leaders’ Meeting, Europe Comes Calling Too

By Catherine Putz
With Ukraine in mind, the European Union is courting Central Asia, even if it means overlooking the region’s autocratic “democracies.”

Is It Time for Jacinda Ardern to Head to the Middle East?

Is It Time for Jacinda Ardern to Head to the Middle East?

By Geoffrey Miller
Since becoming New Zealand’s prime minister, she has not attended a U.N. climate change conference, or visited the Middle East. She could do both by traveling to Egypt later this month.
Germany and the EU’s China Policy: Missing in Action?

Germany and the EU’s China Policy: Missing in Action?

By Anton Karppanen
Olaf Scholz has kept Germany’s business-first approach to China but that’s increasingly at odds with trends at home and abroad.

‘China’s Next Act’: Sustainability and Technology in China’s Rise

‘China’s Next Act’: Sustainability and Technology in China’s Rise

By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Scott M. Moore.

The Need for Deepening US-Korea-EU Economic Cooperation

The Need for Deepening US-Korea-EU Economic Cooperation

By Troy Stangarone
The same challenges generating the need for cross-regional security cooperation are also creating a need for cooperation on issue related to energy and technology.

South Korea Probes Halloween Crowd Surge as Nation Mourns

South Korea Probes Halloween Crowd Surge as Nation Mourns

By Hyung-Jin Kim
154 people were killed during Halloween celebrations in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood, South Korea's deadliest disaster since 2014.
Suspension Bridge Collapse Kills At Least 132 in India

Suspension Bridge Collapse Kills At Least 132 in India

By Ajit Solanki, Krutika Pathi, and Sheikh Saaliq
The 19th-century bridge had been closed for repairs for almost six months and had reopened just four days earlier for the Gujarati New Year.

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