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Interviews

How Middle Powers Shape Order in the Indo-Pacific
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Richard Ghiasy.

Karakalpak Refugees Find Asylum in the US
By Catherine Putz
An interview with Tleubike Yuldasheva, Ziuar Mirmanbetova, Raisa Khudaibergenova, and Zhangeldi Zhaksymbetov.

The Evolution of US Foreign Policy Discourses on China
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Yan Chang Bennett.

Greenland and Great Power Competition
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Klaus Dodds.

Nahid Islam on Bangladesh’s New Youth-Led Political Party
By Saqlain Rizve
“We do not want the Awami League to participate in the elections.”

‘Worse Than the Withdrawal’: Shawn VanDiver on the Plight of America’s Afghan Allies
By Shannon Tiezzi
“Changes have drastically reduced the number of Afghans able to reach safety, creating a backlog that will take years to clear – if the program is ever reinstated.”

Business Impact of Geopolitical Risk in the Trump Era
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Rodney Faraon.

UNICEF and Children’s Wellness and Protection in Mongolia
By Bolor Lkhaajav
UNICEF’s representative to Mongolia, Evariste Kouassi-Komlan, discusses the agency's projects in the country and the challenges facing the country's children and youth.

Husain Haqqani on Trump 2.0 and Pakistan-US Relations
By Sudha Ramachandran
Although Pakistan may not be "a priority for U.S. interests as it was earlier... the U.S. simply cannot ignore a nuclear-armed Muslim country with 240 million people."

The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Thijs Van de Graaf.

CCP Propaganda and United Front Operations in US Allies
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Russell Hsiao.

An Interview With Baloch Yakjehti Committee Leader Dr. Mahrang Baloch
By Dilshad Baluch
Dr. Mahrang Baloch speaks to journalist Dilshad Baluch about the movement, the state’s response, and the future of Baloch rights in Pakistan.

Trump 2.0: Great Power Politics and the New World Order
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Tiberio Graziani.

Tracking Taliban Travel
By Catherine Putz
Natalie Gonnella-Platts and Albert Torres explain how consistent travel ban exemptions undercut global efforts to pressure the Taliban.

Trump 2.0 and US Leadership in the Indo-Pacific
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Ian Ja Chong.

Neil Loughlin on Cambodia’s Coercive State
By Sebastian Strangio
The ruling party's power "stems from control over state institutions, security forces, and economic resources rather than genuine popular support."

Ali Riaz on Recommendations of Bangladesh’s Constitutional Reform Commission
By Sudha Ramachandran
“The Bangladeshi state’s relationship with religion under the revised Constitution as recommended by the CRC would not be different from past decades.”

China’s Undersea Cable Sabotage
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Raymond Powell.

Y Nithiyanandam on the Risks of China’s Ambitious Yarlung Tsangpo Project
By Sudha Ramachandran
“Without greater transparency on the part of China and cooperative frameworks, this dam could become a flashpoint in an already delicate regional equilibrium”

2 Regions, 1 Theater: Indivisibility of Security Between the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from William Alberque.

Eva Dou on the Secretive ‘House of Huawei’
By Catherine Putz
"Many people know of Huawei either as a smartphone brand, or a foreign firm with a history of intellectual property theft problems, but Huawei is more than either of those things."

China-Ukraine Relations and Trump 2.0
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Vita Golod.

Pakistani High Commissioner Syed Ahmed Maroof on Evolving Bangladesh-Pakistan Relations
By Saqlain Rizve
“The past is the past, and we don’t want to remain stuck there.”

‘No One Left Behind’: UNDP Representative Matilda Dimovska on Mongolia’s Development Journey
By Bolor Lkhaajav
“Among the most significant contributions of UNDP are the development of the key pillars of a market economy, but also of democracy and accountability.”
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