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The Battle for the Afghan Border
By Bardia Rahmani
What do Afghanistan’s border guards see as the main obstacles to securing the frontier?
China Tears Down the Tibetan City in the Sky
By Steve Shaw
China is demolishing homes and evicting thousands from Larung Gar, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist institution.
A Stark Choice for Cairo’s Chinese Muslims
By François Napoleon
As Egypt cracks down on Uyghur students, Chinese Muslims in Cairo are torn between economic opportunity and their faith.
False Freedom for Cambodia's Adhoc 5
By Nina Trige Andersen
Five Cambodian human rights defenders were released after 427 days in prison, but their every move is still monitored.
China's New Media Strategy: The Case of Liu Xiaobo
By Verna Yu
Instead of hushing up issues it finds embarrassing, China is now aggressively manipulating the public discourse.
China's Artificial Intelligence Revolution
By Elsa Kania
A new AI development plan calls for China to become the world leader in the field by 2030.
China's Window of Opportunity in the South China Sea
By Xue Li and Cheng Zhangxi
Domestic and international stars have aligned to give China a chance to put forward a solution.
Surviving Nepal's Monsoon in an Earthquake-Ravaged Village
By Rajneesh Bhandari
A visit to Bhimtar village, Sindhupalchowk, one of the worst-hit districts in the 2015 quake.
How the Calabrian Mafia Discovered Hong Kong
By Antonio Talia
Italian mafia families have begun using Hong Kong as a base for financial crimes.
China and the Venezuela Crisis
By Antonio C. Hsiang
As the U.S. and China compete for influence in Latin America, they'll have to face the chaos in Venezuela.
China, Japan, and the Future of UN Peacekeeping
By Luke Patey, Adam Day, and Sebastian von Einsiedel
New mission parameters pose challenges to both China and Japan’s peacekeeping engagement.
Indonesia's Neverending Freeport-McMoRan Saga
By Nithin Coca
The 50-year relationship between Indonesia and its largest taxpayer comes under scrutiny.