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He’s long been the most popular politician in the country. But will his 10 years in power leave a lasting legacy?

What is true and not in the arguments for and against nuclear power in Kazakhstan? Why does Russia loom so large in this debate? And is the government listening to the people?

On the surface, there is little that connects Xi Jinping’s PRC to that of Mao and Deng. But a closer examination of Xi’s rejuvenation strategy reveals an enduring set of political and economic principles and a high degree of policy continuity.

“Pakistan’s alignment with the BNP or Jamaat has always been counterproductive.”

The diplomatic relationship between the Solomon Islands and China has had profound and far-reaching effects on the country’s development, economy, and political landscape.

Behind the government’s narrative of new stability and prosperity lies suppressed, collective anger.

Recent actions by North and South Korea demonstrate a deep breakdown in their relationship. What are the political calculations driving this dynamic on both sides?

The United States “overestimated the power that the U.S. military could bring to bear in changing Afghanistan.”

Mongolia’s ruling party unexpectedly formed a grand coalition with its opposition. Will this usher in a new era of cooperative governance, or consolidate what critics call an authoritarian turn?

The CHIPS Act can succeed, but only if U.S. policymakers give it time to work and a mandate to focus on the future.

Political stability is supposed to be one of Vietnam’s selling points, but its politics remain opaque and everything tends to come as a surprise.

Five years after the hollowing out of Article 370, “Alienation from the Indian union is high in the valley.”

China and Russia have pushed the Shanghai Cooperation Organization beyond its original mission, at the expense of practical regional collaboration.

The expansion of security and defense cooperation stands as the most spectacular change in Japan’s contribution to the region in recent years.

Modi’s assertive foreign policy approach has redefined India's image to that of a more proactive global player. But can India live up to the hype?

Under Xi, China’s economic approach “has been and is likely to be state-led innovation and development.”

Countries in Asia and the Pacific bore the brunt of nuclear trauma. Now they are leading the charge to prohibit nuclear weapons.

It is politics, not economics, that is preventing a wholesale turnaround of Pakistan’s broader trajectory.

The whole Pacific is grappling with Beijing’s campaign to become the dominant regional power and the pushback from a coalition of rival nations. PNG is experiencing this competition in unique ways.

With the so-called gas union, Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are engaging in opportunistic cooperation and flirting with dangerous new dependencies.

The dynamics of this trilateral relationship will shape the future trajectory of Afghanistan and its broader implications for regional stability and prosperity.

The Japarov-Tashiev tandem has sunk real roots into Kyrgyzstan’s society, and those roots are deeper and stronger than they might seem on the surface.

The rift between Thaksin and the establishment finally appears to have been resolved. This compromise not only fails to address any of Thailand’s past mistakes, but it actually repeats them.

Economics doomed the PPP’s legislative chances. What now for President Yoon Suk-yeol?