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Report Claims Turkmenistan Is Shuffling the Quarantined out of View
By Catherine Putz
If Ashgabat simply moves the sick away from designated quarantine zones, will it fool the WHO?
COVID-19 and Risk Analysis: Look Beyond the Black Swan Talk
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The focus on “black swan” terminology detracts from the argument’s more sobering realities for risk analysis and prediction.
China’s Digital Cultural Revolution
By Johanna M. Costigan and Xu Xin
Hyper-nationalist online attacks, like the campaign against Fang Fang, have disturbing parallels to the Mao era.
Afghan Officials: Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Civilians in Kabul
By Associated Press
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Afghan officials have blamed the Taliban.
Southeast Asia’s Princelings
By David Hutt
From Indonesia to Cambodia and beyond, the children of politicians are keeping the family business going – for better or for worse.
Bangladesh Is Suppressing Free Speech During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By AKM Wahiduzzaman
The crackdown on dissent during the crisis is part of a larger pattern from the Awami League government.
Targeted in Hong Kong, Causeway Bay Books Has a New Home: Taiwan
By Kuang-shun Yang
Lam Wing-kee found refuge in Taiwan. Can the island offer safe harbor to more Hong Kong democracy activists?
The Realpolitik of the Reliance Jio-Facebook Deal
By Arindrajit Basu & Amber Sinha
No one can be sure about where this deal and its associated realpolitik will take us.
COVID-19: A ‘Reckoning’ for UK-China Relations?
By Niall Gray
“China hawks” are gaining strength as the United Kingdom struggles with the fallout of the new coronavirus.
The UMNO’s Brewing Civil War
By Prashant Waikar
What’s behind UMNO president Zahid’s letter to Prime Minister Muhyiddin?
Imran Khan Appoints the Pakistani Military’s Former Media Chief as Special Assistant
By Umair Jamal
Imran Khan brings in a former ISPR chief to ramp up his government’s information game.
China Says PLA Navy Ships Were Sent to ‘Expel’ US Warship From Paracel Islands
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. vessel was in the area to conduct a freedom of navigation operation.