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The specter of geostrategic competition being mapped onto Fiji’s political fault lines remains a distinct possibility that would be deeply damaging for the nation, and region, as a whole.

Elections perform functions beyond simply designating a winner, and in that sense Cambodia’s polls will send important signals.

South Korea’s President Yoon rode polarization to steady the ship through his first year in office.

“The Kyrgyz political space has definitely become more constrained, more dangerous, more unpredictable, and less free.”

Three years since the Chinese incursions in Galwan Valley began, the Sino-Indian border remains a tinderbox.

President Marcos came to office promising to pursue a centrist position between the U.S. and China. Both internal and external factors complicate his plans.

There is a clear continuum from the events that led up to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 to the looming darkness that confronts India today. But it’s not what you think.

One year after the protests that ousted Sri Lanka’s president and government, reforms remain elusive and the national crisis is far from over.

Even in today’s unsettled environment, the prospects for additional states to develop nuclear weapons are low. But if there is a next nuclear power, it’ll be found in Asia.

“The party undeniably has a larger-than-ever presence in the NPC’s work, most visibly in lawmaking… That has, in my view, contributed to a stronger NPC vis-à-vis other state institutions.”

China’s growing importance to – and influence over – the country is a case study in Beijing’s geopolitical rise over the past several decades.