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The US-Taliban Deal: A Year Later
By Franz J. Marty
The U.S.-Taliban “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan” has so far yielded few concrete results and bloody fighting and attacks are continuing across the country.
Richard Heydarian on Southeast Asia’s Eventful Year
By Sebastian Strangio
What does 2021 hold for Southeast Asia?
North Korea Without Nukes: How Does It Measure Up?
By Joost Oliemans
Evaluating North Korea’s conventional military strength.
Vietnam’s Coming Leadership Change
By Huong Le Thu
Amid a pandemic and shifting geopolitical winds, Vietnam’s next leaders will be of crucial importance for the country’s future.
The Future of US-India Digital Relations
By Justin Sherman
Beneath the surface, the Trump and Modi administrations had more tensions than common ground on digital issues.
The Asia-Pacific in 2021: What to Expect
By The Diplomat
The Diplomat looks at the trends to watch across the region in the coming year.
Van Jackson on Getting Biden’s Asia Policy Right
By Shannon Tiezzi
“U.S. standing in Asia has been at record lows under Trump,” says Jackson. What will Biden do differently?
Afghanistan’s Biggest Fight: Climate Change
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
While the war has taken the majority of government attention (and money), climate change may be the more difficult battle.
Southeast Asia’s Imperiled Biodiversity
By Nithin Coca
Southeast Asia is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. The region is also among the leaders in habitat and wildlife loss.
The Costs of Australia’s Climate Politics
By Matt McDonald
Despite the reality of the threat posed by climate change, Australia is a significant part of the failure to adequately address it. That has growing diplomatic costs.
The New Geopolitics of Climate Change
By Scott Moore
As climate action becomes a question of geopolitical competition, the world’s major economies look ready to finally take serious steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Clare Richardson-Barlow on East Asia’s Turn to Renewable Energy
By Catherine Putz
On paper, East Asian countries are moving aggressively toward renewable energy. On the ground, however, things are more complicated.