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Karachi’s Deadly Unrest
By Kiyya Baloch
A deadly bus attack underscores the tensions roiling Pakistan’s largest city.
Democracy Departs From Bangladesh
By Arafat Kabir
Recent elections suggest the political situation is worsening.
Must the United States Fight China?
By Walter C. Clemens, Jr.
Neither country “should act on the self-fulfilling expectation that conflict between them is inevitable.”
Cost Disease in China's Military
By Peter E. Robertson
The headline figures showing China’s growing military spending are misleading.
Abe’s Japan Cannot Apologize for the Pacific War
By J. Kevin Baird
Yasukuni Shrine will continue to compromise any apology that Japan’s leaders can offer.
Indonesia's Biofuels Push
By Nithin Coca
New biofuel subsidies are likely to have some serious environmental implications.
Taiwan’s Submarine Saga
By Wang, Jyh-perng and Tan, Chih-lung
The Indigenous Defense Submarines program has had a long and convoluted history.
India and Asian Leadership
By Jayshree Borah
Sixty years ago, India was at the forefront of efforts to create a new world order. Times have changed.
The Asia-Pacific's Rising Terrorist Threat
By Luke Hunt
The foiled terrorist strikes this year are an ugly omen of more to come.
Can the China-Russia Warmth Last?
By Björn Alexander Düben
Despite much bonhomie of late, the two powers have sharply divergent interests in Central Asia.
Islamic State and Jihadi Realignments in Khorasan
By Hekmatullah Azamy and James Weir
The delicate yet volatile balance of jihadi movements and insurgents within Afghanistan may be about to shift.
Australia-Indonesia Relations After the Executions
By Jarrad Harvey
Public outrage at the execution of the Bali Nine ringleaders runs into political, diplomatic and economic reality.