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February 2023

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Philippines Lodges Formal Protests With China Following Laser Incident

Philippines Lodges Formal Protests With China Following Laser Incident

By Sebastian Strangio
As relations between Manila and Washington rapidly improve, Beijing is upping the intensity in disputed parts of the South China Sea.
South Korea Should be Taking Notes on Ukraine

South Korea Should be Taking Notes on Ukraine

By Emily Schroen
A potential humanitarian crisis looms across the country's northern border. It needs to be prepared.

Can Huawei Defy Geopolitical Gravity This Time?

Can Huawei Defy Geopolitical Gravity This Time?

By Lyu Jiaran and Dingding Chen
The White House is considering blocking Huawei's access to items below the 5G level, a move that would have a far-reaching impact on the Chinese tech giant. 

Separatist Rebels in Papua Say Kidnapped New Zealand Pilot Is Safe

Separatist Rebels in Papua Say Kidnapped New Zealand Pilot Is Safe

By Niniek Karmini
The pilot was taken after landing a small plane with five passengers, intent on evacuating 15 workers building a health center that had earlier been threatened by separatist rebels.

What Do Bangladeshis Really Think of the Rohingya?

What Do Bangladeshis Really Think of the Rohingya?

By Kristina Kironska and Michał Lubina
A recent Sinophone Borderlands public opinion survey sheds light on Bangladeshi views of the Rohingya, roughly a million of whom have been forced to seek refuge in Bangladesh.
China-Australia Trade War Shows No Sign of Abating 

China-Australia Trade War Shows No Sign of Abating 

By Jianli Yang
Despite recent signs of a diplomatic thaw, nothing has changed in the policies of either China or Australia.

India Ups Its Game in the Middle East

India Ups Its Game in the Middle East

By Husain Haqqani and Aparna Pande
India's response to the earthquake emergency in Turkey and Syria is not just humanitarian. It’s strategic.
South Korea’s First Attempt at Going Nuclear

South Korea’s First Attempt at Going Nuclear

By Gabriela Bernal
Seoul attempted to attain nuclear weapons back in the 1970s, only to be stopped by heavy pressure from Washington.

France-India-UAE Trilateral: India’s Minilateral Engagements Ticks Up

France-India-UAE Trilateral: India’s Minilateral Engagements Ticks Up

By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The trilateral partnership has the potential to emerge as an action-oriented minilateral in the broader Indo-Pacific.

In China, a Web of Actors Weave Foreign Policy

In China, a Web of Actors Weave Foreign Policy

By Carlo J.V. Caro
Beijing is often framed as a unitary actor, but the reality is that many actors influence policy decisions.

What the US Tech Layoffs Mean for India

What the US Tech Layoffs Mean for India

By Jagriti Gangopadhyay and Srijan Sengupta
Thousands of Indian IT professionals were hit by the layoffs. That could entice more Indian tech workers to stay in their homeland to work.
Pakistan Hikes Natural Gas Taxes in Bid to Restart IMF Bailout

Pakistan Hikes Natural Gas Taxes in Bid to Restart IMF Bailout

By Muir Ahmed and Riaz Khan
The government's bid to revive a $6 billion bailout led it to hike taxes on natural gas for domestic and industrial consumers from 16 percent to 112 percent.

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