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Interviews
Assessing Taiwan’s Presidential Election Results
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Benjamin Tsai.
Richard Eaton on the Desecration of Hindu Temples in India
By Sudha Ramachandran
Kings, irrespective of their religious faith, adopted “the highly selective method” of isolating "for desecration only those temples that were identified with enemy kings.”
Tae Yong-ho on North Korea’s Purposeful Aggression
By Kenji Yoshida
The North Korean diplomat-turned-South Korean lawmaker discusses Pyongyang’s stepped-up artillery shelling and its foreign policy strategy.
Rajeev Bhattacharyya on India’s Accord With ULFA
By Sudha Ramachandran
Although the anti-talks faction under Paresh Baruah is “severely weakened, it still has the capacity to carry out violent attacks.”
China and East Asia in the Global Nuclear Order
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Francesca Giovannini.
China and Global Governance of AI
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Jeff Alstott.
Isaac McKean Scarborough on Moscow’s Heavy Shadow in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
The Soviet Union’s collapse 32 years ago led to rapid change, economic collapse, and violence. In Tajikistan, that violence slid rapidly into civil war.
An Interview With Song Young-gil, South Korea’s Other Opposition Leader
By Kenji Yoshida and Joseph Yi
“If I end up creating a new party, the objective will be to oust President Yoon,” says the former Democratic Party head.
Assessing China’s and Russia’s Arctic Ambitions
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Kristina Spohr.
Matthew Smith on the Struggle for Accountability in Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
"If we can’t envision a day when Min Aung Hlaing is in custody and facing prosecution, then it won’t happen."
Tarique Rahman on Why the BNP Is Boycotting the Bangladesh Elections
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
“As long as Hasina retains power, every election in Bangladesh will involve extensive irregularities, making the much-anticipated level-playing field a distant dream.”
Why Do Central Asian Governments Keep Failing the Region’s Women?
By Catherine Putz
Women in Central Asia “feel unsafe everywhere,” says Svetlana Dzardanova, with recent horrific attacks drawing attention again to a very old problem.