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Foreign Donations, Local Politics: China's Australia Influence
By Ed Kennedy
Australia's foreign donation scandal exposes long-term strategic challenges.
What's Driving the India-China Standoff at Doklam?
By Ankit Panda
India's insecurities and China's indignant conviction have contributed to a state of absolute gridlock at Doklam.
Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Mission Accomplished?
By Tom Fawthrop
It took 30 years of struggle to make the tribunal happen. Now a new battle begins to fairly judge its legacy.
Hong Kong's Voice of Discontent
By Luke Hunt
Economic realities shake China's 20-year hold on an old colony.
The North Korean Endgame
By Liubomir K. Topaloff
There is only one feasible choice for solving the issue: treat Pyongyang as a rational actor.
The Political Geography of the India-China Crisis at Doklam
By Ankit Panda
Explaining the political geography at the center of a serious India-China standoff in the Himalayas.
Pakistan Silences Its Critics
By Umer Ali
Criticizing the military, in print or social media, is increasingly dangerous in Pakistan.
Why Is Russia Aiming Missiles at China?
By Guy Plopsky
The placement of Iskander-M Brigades in Russia’s Eastern Military District reflects continued uneasiness about China.
India's Abortion Epidemic
By Ritu Mahendru
Despite health risks, middle class women in India are increasingly resorting to unlicensed abortions.
Iran-Pakistan at the Crossroads?
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
A tradition of cooperation is giving way to a much more complicated relationship
Hindutva Terrorism in India
By Sudha Ramachandran
Cow vigilantism is pre-meditated, politically motivated, and seeks to build fear in a community. That makes it terrorism.
Alt-Reich: North Korea and the Far Right
By Bradley Jardine and Casey Michel
White nationalists, neo-Nazis, and others are turning to an unlikely ally in their bid to “make the West great again.”