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The Lingering Economic Consequences of Sri Lanka’s Civil War
By Devana Senanayake
A lack of justice following Sri Lanka's Civil War has compounded the economic crisis in the North-East.
What’s Driving Lithuania’s Challenge to China?
By Aleksander Lust
Dueling national identities shape Lithuania’s foreign policy – including its recent clash with Beijing.
Hun Manet: In His Father’s Long Shadow
By Markus Karbaum
Last year, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen handed power to his eldest son Hun Manet. One year on, it is clear that he remains the country's most powerful man.
Afghanistan: A Nation Deprived, a Future Denied
By Coco Ree
Three years after the Taliban's return to power, Afghanistan seems condemned to a bleak future – but inside the country, girls still dream of better times.
Indian Government’s Intensifying Attack on Scientific Temperament Worries Scientists
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Leaders are making unscientific claims of imaginary technological achievements and exaggerated ideas about ancient Indian knowledge systems to build a hyper-nationalist narrative.
Beyond Tariffs: Unveiling the Geopolitics of Electric Vehicles Through Supply Chains
By Peng Gao, Zhen Zhang, and Yayuan Mo
A supply chain perspective offers a comprehensive understanding of the geopolitics of EVs besides tariffs and concerns about overcapacity.
First Known Survivor of China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Speaks Out
By Tasnim Nazeer
Cheng Pei Ming’s testimony offered a rare and disturbing glimpse into the horrors faced by prisoners of conscience in China, particularly practitioners of Falun Gong.
Nuclear Shadows Over South Asia: Strategic Instabilities in the China-India-Pakistan Triad
By Shawn Rostker
The China-India-Pakistan triad arguably poses a more serious threat of nuclear use than the ongoing competition between China, Russia, and the United States.
Securing America’s Critical Minerals: A Policy Priority Conundrum
By Ansel Bayly and Sarah Tzinieris
Critical minerals sit at the intersection of three policy objectives for the United States – and at times the security, economic, and climate aims are in direct contradiction.
The Geopolitics of Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal
By Nguyen Minh Quang and James Borton
With its potential to foster Chinese-backed economic enclaves and military installations, the canal poses a foreseeable challenge to Vietnam’s national security.
The Killing of Dawa Khan Menapal and the Fall of Afghanistan’s Republic
By Freshta Jalalzai
In August 2021, a brutal assassination prefigured the fall of the Republic and the Taliban’s return to power.
How Bangladesh’s Quota Reform Protest Turned Into a Mass Uprising Against a ‘Killer Government’
By Mehedi Hasan Marof
The government's violent crackdown on protesters backfired spectacularly, as demonstrators adopted “one demand”: the end of Sheikh Hasina's rule.