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How Corruption Hollows Out Pakistan’s Benazir Income Support Program
By Muhammad Murad
Pakistan’s largest social support initiative is a vital lifeline for the poor – but is plagued by “total corruption” at all levels of disbursement.
Myanmar’s ‘Frontline Poets’: An Interview With Joe Freeman
By Luke Hunt
Confronting the junta with words and the realities of a war they started.
China’s Cultural Offensive: How Beijing Is Quietly Reshaping North Korea
By Sang Yong Lee and Robert Lauler
China is using “cultural development” to shape “an ideologically and psychologically friendly environment in North Korea.”
What Caused the Air India Crash? None of the Theories Holds Up – Yet
By Guido Carim Junior
The preliminary report has led to unfounded speculation and theories that are currently not supported by the evidence.
Kazakhstan Bans Veils in an Effort to Heighten Security
By Albert Otkjær
As the last country in Central Asia to do so, Kazakhstan has outlawed face coverings to increase public safety, a move that might put religious groups under pressure.
Who Is to Blame When Things Go Wrong on the Slopes of an Active Volcano?
By Aisyah Llewellyn
The recent death of the Brazilian hiker Juliana Marins has led to accusations of Indonesian incompetence, and even threats of legal action.
Khmer Rouge Execution, Torture Sites Added to UNESCO World Heritage List
By Sebastian Strangio
The Cambodian government says that the three sites “bear irrefutable evidence of events amounting to one of the most serious abuses of human rights in the 20th century.”
‘The Last Ambassador’: An Afghan Diplomat Without a Country
By Ali Ahmad Safi
Manizha Bakhtari may no longer represent a state, but she represents a nation of women fighting to be seen, heard, and educated.
Fiji’s Patriarchal Bargain
By Merewalesi (Mere) Nailatikau
The patriarchal bargain shaping Fijian society has often played out as a man seizing power by force, followed by voters legitimizing him at the ballot box.
Scripts and Power: How Russian Media Frame the Latinization of the Kazakh Language
By Aziz Berdiqulov
The Russian press often presents Latinization in Kazakhstan through a politicized lens, relying on conspiratorial framing, colonial nostalgia, and mockery.
Online Dissent in China Doesn’t Mean Xi Jinping Is on His Way Out
By Yujing Shentu
Don’t be fooled by viral posts. The CCP allows and even encourages certain forms of online dissent – all part of its digital authoritarianism.
Between Tigers and Tradition: The Complex Reality of Village Relocation in India
By Arpit Sharma
True conservation must be about more than numbers. It must respect the dignity, rights, and voices of those who have lived in harmony with these forests for generations.
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