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Collateral Damage: How Geopolitical Tensions Fuel Discrimination Against Chinese Americans
By Andrew Francis-Tan and Adam Y. Liu
A recent study explores how Americans’ views of the “China threat” influence ethnic discrimination in the U.S.

The Historical Great Powers of Asia: Central Asia
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
By the time the greatest steppe empire of them all, the Mongol Empire, arose in the 13th century, Turkic and Mongolic peoples had dominated the region for centuries

What Do We Know About the Air India Crash?
By Guido Carim Junior
How did one man survive? And what happens next? An aviation safety expert explains.

Inside Pakistan’s War on Baloch Students
By Dilshad Baluch
While Balochistan is widely known for enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, far less attention is given to how anti-Baloch repression manifests in other parts of the country.

UNHCR Defends Biometric Enrollment Push for Rohingya Refugees
By Shafiur Rahman
Despite UNHCR’s insistence that biometric enrollment is necessary to uphold program integrity, critics say the policy effectively punishes people for trying to protect their identity and data.

Myanmar’s Civil War Spawns a Rich Pool of Underpaid Garment Workers
By Luke Hunt
Can issues with refugee labor in Thailand be tackled through an FTA with the European Union?

‘The Eternal Queen of Asian Pop’ Sings One Last Encore From Beyond the Grave
By Xianda Huang
Taiwanese star Teresa Teng died 30 years ago, but her influence endures – precisely because her music transcends Asia’s political fault lines.

Iran’s Deportation Drive and the Growing Crisis of Forced Afghan Returns
By Abdullah Mohammadi
What is unfolding in Iran today is not simply a tightening of migration controls, but the implementation of a policy that is deepening a human protection crisis.

Kyrgyzstan’s Second City Osh Takes Down Lenin Statue
By Catherine Putz
Local authorities say the statue, Central Asia's largest Lenin monument, will be moved into a nearby park.

Why AI Companies Are ‘Modern-Day Empires’
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Karen Hao.

India: Navigating Privacy and Transparency in the Digital Age
By Amit Upadhyay and Abhinav Mehrotra
While implementing the Data Protection Act, the Indian government must ensure rights to privacy and information.

Trump’s Chaotic Immigration Policies Target Myanmar and Afghanistan
By Philip Smucker
The U.S. government has a checkered history of helping persecuted masses, but it has held that aspiration since its founding – until Trump took office.
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