February 2023

Great power competition is increasingly playing out in Latin America, even as Brazil’s new president seeks a return to regional unity. 

The impacts of the Aral Sea’s desiccation are threatening the lives of millions and hopes for its revival are plummeting. 

Its charge d’affaires in Colombo raced to Kandy to warn a top Buddhist monk of damage to bilateral relations if the Tibetan leader visited the island.

An interview with Dinesh Thakur and Prashant Reddy about India's drug manufacturing industry and recent cases of India-made drugs leading to the deaths of children in Uzbekistan and Gambia.

After some initial hesitation, China is moving CMEC ahead in tandem with Myanmar’s military rulers – at least where the situation is stable enough to do so.

The loan was largely a precautionary measure, but Bangladesh must ensure the additional funds truly benefit the economy over the long term.

Last week, the embassy said that North Korea's capital was under an “intensified anti-epidemic period.”

Fang Xie wrote in a letter that the police have told her she cannot leave until her husband, a former bookseller who left China after his store was shut down for political reasons, gives himself up.

As Prime Minister Kishida fights flagging approval ratings, his predecessor is testing the political waters.

Amid the crackdown on protests last summer in Nukus, 21 people were killed -- most of them civilians.

Beyond the external security issues, Mongolia’s internal security environment is shifting as well.