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Environmental Issues
China’s New Silk Road Could Expand Asia’s Deserts
By Liu Qin
Desertification, soil degradation, and drought are serious issues in most of the countries along the Belt and Road.
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Explaining Kazakhstan’s Mysterious Sleeping Sickness
July 01, 2015
Explaining Kazakhstan’s Mysterious Sleeping Sickness
The latest theories look to carbon monoxide poisoning to explain Kalachi's bizarre sleeping sickness.
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Explaining Kazakhstan’s Mysterious Sleeping Sickness
Kyrgyzstan: Between a Glacier and a Gold Mine
June 08, 2015
Kyrgyzstan: Between a Glacier and a Gold Mine
The unending headache that is Kumtor continues. This time the conflict is over the mine's environmental impact.
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Kyrgyzstan: Between a Glacier and a Gold Mine
Central Asia's Environmental Sins
May 23, 2015
Central Asia's Environmental Sins
The number of dead saiga antelope keeps climbing, and National Geographic profiles the depressing saga of Aral Sea.
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Central Asia's Environmental Sins
The Environmental Consequences of India’s Growth Model
January 03, 2015
The Environmental Consequences of India’s Growth Model
India seems unprepared for the potential environmental outcomes of its development policies.
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The Environmental Consequences of India’s Growth Model
A Gurgaon Shame
June 23, 2010
A Gurgaon Shame
In the Delhi’s ‘Millennium City,’ progress is definitely not going to the birds.
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A Gurgaon Shame
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Andrew Erickson and Ryan Martinson on China and the Maritime Gray Zone
May 14, 2019
Andrew Erickson and Ryan Martinson on China and the Maritime Gray Zone
How China thinks about and acts in the maritime gray zone, and what that means for the region’s future.  
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