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Arab Spring
What History Tells Us About the Iran Deal and Regional Order
By Takuya Matsuda
The early 1970s offers some interesting parallels.
Is 2014 the Start of an Asian Spring?
By Nithin Coca
2014 has been an historic year for protests in Asia, where until now political freedom has lagged economic growth.
Is China Incompatible With Democracy?
By Barclay Bram Shoemaker
While Hong Kong protests, is it really the case that democracy could never take root on the mainland?
South Korea Is Arming Authoritarians with Tear Gas
By Tae-jun Kang
One South Korean company has exported 3.16 million tear gas shells to 24 countries since 2011. Most went to Bahrain.
Why Is China Interested in a Volatile Yemen?
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
China’s stake in the Middle East has prompted it to expand relations with the region's most vulnerable country.
China’s Instructive Syria Policy
By Adrien Morin
Chinese position on the Syrian crisis shows the consistency of its foreign policy.
The Politics of China’s Urbanization
By Zachary Keck
Large-scale urbanization is an economic necessity for China, but a political risk for the Chinese Communist Party.
The Dangers of Lost U.S. Credibility in the Middle East
By Bobby Woods
Washington must take steps to assuage the concerns of friendly nations in the region.
Will Asia Ignite a Second Arab Spring?
By Zachary Keck
Asia’s economic slowdown threatens to disrupt the Persian Gulf monarchies that were able to weather the Arab Spring.
Looking Ahead to Post-Obama U.S.-Iran Relations
By Robert Mason
The nuclear issue may be defused for now, but multiple factors could continue to undermine relations.
Four Things China Learned From the Arab Spring
By Zachary Keck
The CCP has a history of monitoring political unrest around the world closely. The Arab Spring is no different.
South Korea’s Tear Gas
By John Power and Philip Iglauer
Shipments of the agent to Bahrain reveal the country’s uncertainty in its role as a middle power.
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