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Echoes of 1919
By Kan Kimura
A centenary year has significant implications for the region.
Gulnara Karimova Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
By Catherine Putz
Karimova, the late president's daughter, is having a very bad week.
India and Pakistan: Living on Borrowed Time
By Jeff M. Smith
Pakistan’s security establishment must be convinced the cost for using terrorism as an instrument of state policy outweighs the benefits.
Is the Quad Dead (Again)?
By Annabelle Liang
The head of U.S. Indo-Pacific command hints that the quad grouping may be shelved.
What China’s Greater Bay Area Plan Means for Taiwan
By Tao Peng
China’s plan for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao integration demonstrates the “One Country, Two Systems” model for Taiwan.
A War of Words? Conflicting Media Narratives Between India and Pakistan
By Akash Sriram
In a game of optics and perception, India's Modi and Pakistan's Khan each have come away with a victory.
The Details of Abe’s Proposed Peace Treaty With Russia
By James D. J. Brown
What would such a peace agreement include and can it be delivered?
As Kim Jong Un Crossed China, Did He Like What He Saw?
By Bonnie Girard
Kim’s train ride through China would have sent mixed signals about the country’s development model.
Who’s Right About the New US-South Korea Joint Military Exercise?
By Kyle Ferrier
Making sense of the new Dong Maeng drills.
Land Seizures, Protests, and Arrests in Myanmar
By Maximillian Mørch
Despite arrests, detention, and torture, land rights activists in Myanmar are refusing to be silenced.
Report: India, Russia Sign $3 Billion Nuclear Attack Submarine Deal
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India and Russia have reportedly signed a $3 billion lease agreement for a nuclear-powered attack sub today.
Confronting Tajikistan’s HIV Crisis
By Khamza Sharifzoda
In 2016, the UN estimated that 14,000 Tajiks were HIV-positive -- since then, that number has surely grown.