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A State Within a State: Tibetans in Nepal
By John Dennehy
Across the border from their homeland, Tibetans have created a self-sufficient community but remain officially stateless.
How Bad Is Taiwan's Economy?
By Frank S.T. Hsiao
Compared to other economies around the world, Taiwan is doing just fine.
The Cost of Interlinking India’s Rivers
By Sudha Ramachandran
The environmental, social, and diplomatic costs of the world's largest irrigation infrastructure project.
The Future of India’s Defense Exports
By Saurav Jha
Can India reach its ambitious target of exporting $2 billion in defense technology per year?
The South China Sea Is Really a Fishery Dispute
By Adam Greer
The hidden cause of the South China Sea disputes: there aren't enough fish in the sea.
The Death of a Liberal Chinese Magazine
By Verna Yu
A hostile takeover by a state institution forces the closure of the reform-minded Yanhuang Chunqiu.
A Brief History of the Coup d'État in the Asia-Pacific
By Ankit Panda
Across Asia in the 20th and 21st centuries, the coup d'etat has been a well-documented phenomenon.
'Land Kings': China's Frenzied Property Deals
By Xue Gong
China continues to struggle to wean its state-owned enterprises off their reliance on real estate.
South China Sea: The French Are Coming
By Yo-Jung Chen
France, also an Indo-Pacific nation, has its own stake in the South China Sea.
What China Can Learn From the South China Sea Case
By Zheng Wang
After a major diplomatic set-back, a look back at how China got to this point.
Iran: One Year After the Nuclear Deal
By Behrouz Khosrozadeh
A year after the nuclear deal, a climate of insecurity in the Islamic Republic remains and Iran stays unpredictable.
Is Central Asia Ready to Face ISIS?
By Uran Botobekov
Central Asian governments, which often conflate extremism and dissent, are unprepared for the risk they face.