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Vanuatu Government Struggling Back Online After Cyberattack

Vanuatu Government Struggling Back Online After Cyberattack

By Dechlan Brennan
The small Pacific Island nation is still recovering from a suspected cyberattack in November, underscoring vulnerabilities across the region.
Taliban Official: 27 People Publicly Lashed in Afghanistan

Taliban Official: 27 People Publicly Lashed in Afghanistan

By Rahim Faiez
The lashings came a day after Taliban authorities publicly executed a man.

China’s Super Hydropower Dam and Fears of Sino-Indian Water Wars

China’s Super Hydropower Dam and Fears of Sino-Indian Water Wars

By Genevieve Donnellon-May
The already-fraught relationship between China and India is becoming even more tense over Beijing’s plans to build a “super hydropower dam” in Tibet. 

Decoding Xi Jinping’s ‘Asia Pacific Community With a Shared Future’

Decoding Xi Jinping’s ‘Asia Pacific Community With a Shared Future’

By Marina Yue Zhang
Against the U.S. decoupling push, Xi envisions a hub-and-spokes model of a distributed supply chain network – with China as the “hub.” 

Modi’s BJP Sweeps Gujarat State Elections

Modi’s BJP Sweeps Gujarat State Elections

By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
However, the party was ousted from power in Himachal Pradesh state and the Delhi municipal corporation.
Fiji’s Youth Could Decide the Election – If They Vote 

Fiji’s Youth Could Decide the Election – If They Vote 

By Angus Delaney
Young people are the largest bloc of potential votes – but historically, they haven’t showed up to the polls in large numbers. 

Tesla Launches in Thailand, Vying to Compete with China EVs

Tesla Launches in Thailand, Vying to Compete with China EVs

By Tassanee Vejpongsa and Tian Macleod Ji
Southeast Asia's market of more than 600 million consumers is increasingly a focus for automakers looking to expand sales, especially of electric vehicles.
Why So Much Attention on Russia’s Vague Proposal for a ‘Gas Union’ With Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?

Why So Much Attention on Russia’s Vague Proposal for a ‘Gas Union’ With Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?

By Catherine Putz
Central Asia might actually be interested in Russian gas, but please don’t call it a “union.”

US Diplomacy on Twitter (and Why It Should Remain There)

US Diplomacy on Twitter (and Why It Should Remain There)

By Kevin Chen
While the platform does face long-term issues, U.S. diplomats should continue using it – rather than ceding Twitter to Chinese influence.

‘ASEAN Centrality’ in an Era of Renewed Power Politics

‘ASEAN Centrality’ in an Era of Renewed Power Politics

By Chietigj Bajpaee
Regional engagement has increasingly transcended ASEAN through bilateral, trilateral, and plurilateral initiatives that are outside of the ASEAN framework.

Islamic State Khorasan Brings War With Pakistan to Afghan Soil

Islamic State Khorasan Brings War With Pakistan to Afghan Soil

By Lucas Webber
In striking a Pakistani target in Taliban territory, ISKP is harming its two primary battlefield enemies at once.
China Begins Implementing Relaxed COVID Control Measures

China Begins Implementing Relaxed COVID Control Measures

By Associated Press
The National Health Commission scrapped many of China's most stringent anti-pandemic regulations, including routine, mandatory PCR testing.

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